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The Irish Slaves That Time Forgot

By tovarichpeter   Follow   Fri, 15 Jun 2012, 8:43pm   1,075 views   7 comments
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1. TMAC54 Follow Befriend (9) 70 threads 930 comments San Leandro, CA

   1   11:41am Sun 17 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Significant problems are BEING caused by this "selective memory". Although "selective memory" mitigates feelings of depression in the present, it later morphs our civilization in significant & unexpected ways. A few examples; #1. Reverse discrimination has NOT been as beneficial for the Irish. #2. Women became credit worthy (1973) home prices doubled in half a decade. Our mentality then accepts "unjustifiable appreciation". #3. Gubmint's primary purpose is to protect it's people from monopolies like banks. W.T.F. ? Hitler almost won due to pacifism.

2. Patrick Follow Befriend (54) 5,240 threads 6,175 comments 46 male Menlo Park, CA Premium

   2   2:59pm Sun 17 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   That article is quite believable. It's very similar to what happened to the American Indians. It was in both cases about clearing land for foreign colonization. Very helpful to define the people living on the land as animals so that you don't have to feel bad about killing them and stealing their land.

3. lostand confused Follow Befriend (9) 184 threads 1,668 comments Premium

   3   5:57pm Sun 17 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Interesting article. Sad to say, never had heard of this before. But slavery did exist during Roman times too and back then, most slaves were probably whites, Egypitans, Persians -anybody captured in war etc. Those were tough times.

4. curious2 Follow Befriend (5) 32 threads 2,344 comments Premium

   4   7:06pm Mon 18 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   This article looks like an attempt to generate a fake meme. The article contains many assertions but no references, including a quote purportedly from legislation without citation or even specifying a jurisdiction. The quote doesn't appear anywhere except in this article, which has been posted to a variety of websites including apparently a Sikh news site; basically, anywhere someone can post an article in order to get attention and create drama, get people fighting, etc. Like the nooses that sparked the Jena 6 episode, this appears to be a juvenile prank.

5. bgamall4 Follow Befriend (14) 821 threads 2,811 comments 63 male Las Vegas, NV bgamall4's website Premium

   5   6:01pm Tue 19 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Patrick says That article is quite believable. It's very similar to what happened to the American Indians. It was in both cases about clearing land for foreign colonization. Very helpful to define the people living on the land as animals so that you don't have to feel bad about killing them and stealing their land. If anyone thinks that the UK is a civilized nation read this: http://www.businessinsider.com/is-our-world-financial-system-the-final-manifestation-of-the-roman-empire-2012-6

6. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 15 threads 2,455 comments San Jose, CA Premium

   6   6:32pm Tue 19 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Anyone see the History channel documentary "Skeletons on the Sahara"? http://www.amazon.com/History-Special-Skeletons-The-Sahara/dp/B001CU9E9K Its based on a book by the same name which was based on an earlier book "Sufferings in Africa" written by James Riley, an American sea captain in 1817. Riley and his crew were wrecked off the coast of Africa (western Sahara area). He and the crew were captured and pressed into slavery by Arab traders as was the custom of the time. Its a good story, one which supposedly influenced Abraham Lincoln and attitude toward the institution of slavery. It also brings to light the fact that slavery was - and is still - quite common throughout the world.

7. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 15 threads 2,455 comments San Jose, CA Premium

   7   7:46pm Tue 19 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   There are several websites which Ruki says Indentured Servitude was not the same as slavery, no matter what this article claims it was. Indentured servants were freed after 7 years, max. While abuse happened, the had a helluva lot more rights than African slaves did under the law. Also, unlike slaves, the children born of indentured servants were not indentured servants at birth. I'm with curious2, this is a con job. Obey The Tripods Because the Tripods tell you it is so?