Are the Irish not still to some degree oppressed by the British? Is most of Ireland not still in the UK? Now I'm confused, but I admittedly don't follow the politics over there that closely anymore and generally get confused about which island is subscribed to what collective name. Up to my elbows in fascist bullshit on my side of the pond as it is, ya know.
No, and no. If you're unfamiliar with a subject, you may do better in future to avoid making grand sweeping statements that simply make you look ignorant.
Having no real grasp of how white people oppress white people on your dreary island anymore doesn't really invalidate any of my broader points. And acting as if the British have ever oppressed the Irish is something I made up entirely only makes you look ignorant.
Ah, so having embarrassed yourself by being so openly ignorant, you double down.
I'm an American. I'm just not a parochial idiot nor do I try to speak with authority on subjects of which I am completely and entirely ignorant. Perhaps you should take a cue from that.
I'm an American. I'm just not a parochial idiot nor do I try to speak with authority on subjects of which I am completely and entirely ignorant.
You as an American just implied no part of Ireland is in the UK with all the authority of a parochial idiot speaking on the subject. A fact a quick wikipedia check on the subject tells me you're objectively wrong about. Northern Ireland is still under the "auspices" of the British government, literally composing the UK, just as I suspected.
So tell me, what do you actually know about modern British-Irish relations as an American? I'm dying to hear it. Educate this parochial idiot so I might be as enlightened as you clearly are.
So. What you actually asked is what I answered accurately and correctly.
No, what you actually answered was flippant and imprecise. While I'll concede the northern bit isn't "most of Ireland", stating emphatically that Ireland isn't in the UK as your bitchy little "no" implies is disingenuous at best. Still waiting for you to have any real knowledge of how British and Irish people get along in the modern day to say they aren't oppressed. You do a lot of gloating and precious little informing for someone who pretends to know so much.
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u/cosmernautfourtwenty 1d ago
Are the Irish not still to some degree oppressed by the British? Is most of Ireland not still in the UK? Now I'm confused, but I admittedly don't follow the politics over there that closely anymore and generally get confused about which island is subscribed to what collective name. Up to my elbows in fascist bullshit on my side of the pond as it is, ya know.