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The UK parliament thought it a good moral lesson Irish should starve because they were the wrong religion
by downrightmike 19d ago
The UK parliament thought it a good moral lesson Irish should starve because they were the wrong religion
- oblio 19d agoIn modern times we have a special word for what they did, but I've noticed British people are <<extremely>> touchy when it's used.
- tonyedgecombe 19d agoBritain was barely democratic at the time of the famine. It’s silly to blame the current generation for something their ancestors did. Even if the people you are complaining about were alive then they were unlikely to have any influence over the situation.
- oblio 19d agoOuch, I found the touchy Brit. > It’s silly to blame the current generation for something their ancestors did. As silly as it is, it's a widespread practice around the world.