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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 17 Mar 2017

    "The Irish were slaves, too," the memes often say. But they're not true.http://nyti.ms/2nuSqBH 

    7:10 AM - 17 Mar 2017
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    121 replies 1,130 retweets 1,335 likes
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      2. Joe Kelly‏ @jkelly5128 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Again Fake News- Irish were first slaves sent to America's by British. 'White Cargo' by Don Jordan & Michael Walsh. Can NYT read?

        6 replies 3 retweets 9 likes
      3. DaBomb‏ @Pashunissavvy 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @jkelly5128 @nytimes

        That book is based off of speciuos info with no primary source to prove where it came from. So, no its not fake news.

        1 reply 2 retweets 35 likes
      4. Joe Kelly‏ @jkelly5128 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @Pashunissavvy @nytimes

        read Ebony (Nov 1969) noted Black Author - Lerone Bennett jr. "...Afro American..was second in Slavery" NYT fake

        6 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. DaBomb‏ @Pashunissavvy 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @jkelly5128 @nytimes

        Please find a primary source that discusses the Irish being slaves. I don't care about a 1969 Ebony article.

        1 reply 1 retweet 35 likes
      6. Shaun O'Boyle‏ @shaunoboyle 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @Pashunissavvy @jkelly5128 @nytimes

        Also read all of the research published here in Ireland proving Irish were not slaves.

        4 replies 4 retweets 56 likes
      7. DaBomb‏ @Pashunissavvy 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @shaunoboyle @jkelly5128 @nytimes

        Thank you Mr. O'Boyle... there is so much evidence and research saying as much.

        1 reply 0 retweets 14 likes
      8. Shaun O'Boyle‏ @shaunoboyle 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @Pashunissavvy @jkelly5128 @nytimes

        As an Irish person, it's genuinely upsetting to see this used by racists to justify their racism.

        4 replies 4 retweets 65 likes
      9. DaBomb‏ @Pashunissavvy 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @shaunoboyle @jkelly5128 @nytimes

        The Irish were indentured/penal servants. That was rough but not chattel slaves. Period.

        3 replies 0 retweets 37 likes
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      2. Dana Taggart‏ @ArchaeoDana 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Thank you for this. White people have created the myth (lie) of Irish slavery in order to trivialize the experience of African Americans.

        1 reply 3 retweets 34 likes
      3. Dana Taggart‏ @ArchaeoDana 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @ArchaeoDana

        By saying that the Irish were slaves who later became successful, they're asking why people can't "pull themselves up by their bootstraps"

        1 reply 2 retweets 23 likes
      4. Dana Taggart‏ @ArchaeoDana 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @ArchaeoDana

        In doing so, they ignore the generations of social & economic injustice actual descendents of slaves have had to endure.

        1 reply 2 retweets 21 likes
      5. Dana Taggart‏ @ArchaeoDana 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @ArchaeoDana

        These things disallow the financial and social success Irish descendents enjoy. TLDR; racist propaganda.

        1 reply 1 retweet 18 likes
      6. Steph of the Crank‏ @Stephanenny 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @ArchaeoDana

        Also I'm Irish and we bitch about our history as a colony *constantly*

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      7. Dana Taggart‏ @ArchaeoDana 18 Mar 2017
        Replying to @Stephanenny

        I will say, I was imprecise. I meant American descendents of Irish immigrants. Just tweeting quickly & emotionally.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      8. End of conversation
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      2. ಬಲಿಯಾಗಿ‏ @MiseryLC 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        Legally they weren't slaves, but forced labor for several years isn't much better.

        5 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
      3. Ben Woke‏ @MansaWorld 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MiseryLC @nytimes

        yes it is MUCH better

        1 reply 0 retweets 52 likes
      4. ಬಲಿಯಾಗಿ‏ @MiseryLC 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MansaWorld @nytimes

        They were treated worse than slaves because they were way cheaper to replace if injured or dead. Check your facts.

        5 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      5. Shaun O'Boyle‏ @shaunoboyle 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MiseryLC @MansaWorld @nytimes

        Nope. This was extensively researched here in Ireland as is simply untrue.

        1 reply 2 retweets 10 likes
      6. Shaun O'Boyle‏ @shaunoboyle 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @shaunoboyle @MiseryLC and

        *and is simply untrue. So you should really check your facts.

        0 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      7. End of conversation
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      2. Goldern B. Taintnun‏ @JordanSchroll 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        referring to memes? What the fuck

        2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Coach Triplett‏ @Coachtriplett 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @JordanSchroll @nytimes

        This is their idea of "journalism". They killed journalism.

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. leelee‏ @leslxe_ 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @Coachtriplett @JordanSchroll

        we've popularized the term as slang but it was coined by Richard Dawkins to refer to a self replicating unit

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      5. leelee‏ @leslxe_ 17 Mar 2017
        Replying to @leslxe_ @Coachtriplett @JordanSchroll

        of transmission of human behavior, so it can also be used as a serious term in this situation

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      6. End of conversation

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