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To: vladimir998
Not a perfect analogy, but you took land from the Mexicans, as a result of the 1848 war. Quite a lot of land actuall. And you took land from the native americans. The fact that they're all dead doesnt alter the principle.

Anyway, it wasnt the British who invaded Ireland. It was the Normans. Right?

25 posted on 06/24/2010 7:30:27 AM PDT by Vanders9
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To: Vanders9

You wrote:

“Not a perfect analogy, but you took land from the Mexicans, as a result of the 1848 war.”

I’ve never taken a single inch of land from anyone.

“Quite a lot of land actuall. And you took land from the native americans.”

Again, I’ve never taken a single square inch of land from anyone, ever, anywhere.

“The fact that they’re all dead doesnt alter the principle.”

What principle? The Brits recognized Irish independence. Is that not a principle? How then could they keep a major Irish population ON THE ISLE OF IRELAND from being part of that nation on their own island?

“Anyway, it wasnt the British who invaded Ireland. It was the Normans. Right?”

No. The Normans were merely first. The English (English and Scots really) came in the 16th and 17th centuries and brutalized the Irish.


27 posted on 06/24/2010 7:44:58 AM PDT by vladimir998 (Part of the Vast Catholic Conspiracy (hat tip to Kells))
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