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Mar 20, 2010, 01:21 PM
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Member Since: Jun 2007
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 5,518
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Originally Posted by A_Long_ways
I do have to disagree here. My Grandfather told me stories that his grandfather told him about the things he had to put up with when he immigrated here from Ireland. Back in those days,
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((A long ways))
I'm aware of your history, but it's not the same and it's not connected to the racial problems we face today in the U.S. Irish people (and other poor/immigrant white people) had the opportunity to fit into mainstream if they worked hard and earned their salt. No matter how hard a black person works, no matter how many accomplishments are made - he will always be black.
There is no nationwide systematic abuse of Irish people in this country. The overhead speaker at Walmart did not say "All Irish people leave the store NOW." That is all in the past. The stories may be painful, but the Irish community does not face the same threat today as your ancestors did. Our Vice President is Irish - we don't see Irish slurs and bonafide death threats thrown at him and his family - young and old alike. There are no hate groups currently dedicated to destroying all Irish people in this country.
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