Again Fake News- Irish were first slaves sent to America's by British. 'White Cargo' by Don Jordan & Michael Walsh. Can NYT read?
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That book is based off of speciuos info with no primary source to prove where it came from. So, no its not fake news.
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read Ebony (Nov 1969) noted Black Author - Lerone Bennett jr. "...Afro American..was second in Slavery" NYT fake
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Please find a primary source that discusses the Irish being slaves. I don't care about a 1969 Ebony article.
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Also read all of the research published here in Ireland proving Irish were not slaves.
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Thank you Mr. O'Boyle... there is so much evidence and research saying as much.
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As an Irish person, it's genuinely upsetting to see this used by racists to justify their racism.
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The Irish were indentured/penal servants. That was rough but not chattel slaves. Period.
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Thank you for this. White people have created the myth (lie) of Irish slavery in order to trivialize the experience of African Americans.
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By saying that the Irish were slaves who later became successful, they're asking why people can't "pull themselves up by their bootstraps"
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In doing so, they ignore the generations of social & economic injustice actual descendents of slaves have had to endure.
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These things disallow the financial and social success Irish descendents enjoy. TLDR; racist propaganda.
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Also I'm Irish and we bitch about our history as a colony *constantly*
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I will say, I was imprecise. I meant American descendents of Irish immigrants. Just tweeting quickly & emotionally.
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Legally they weren't slaves, but forced labor for several years isn't much better.
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yes it is MUCH better
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They were treated worse than slaves because they were way cheaper to replace if injured or dead. Check your facts.
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Nope. This was extensively researched here in Ireland as is simply untrue.
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*and is simply untrue. So you should really check your facts.
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referring to memes? What the fuck
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This is their idea of "journalism". They killed journalism.
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we've popularized the term as slang but it was coined by Richard Dawkins to refer to a self replicating unit
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of transmission of human behavior, so it can also be used as a serious term in this situation
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