[misterrob]

Different types of racism. One was a class battle (long rivalry between the Irish and the blacks) the other a more patronizing perspective.

[maryz]

The major long rivalry was between the Irish and the Italians. (Polish, Lithuanians, Albanians, Armenians, etc. sort of didn't have sides.)

And -- BTW -- you can sit there with a straight face and talk about other people's "patronizing perspective"? Beyond irony!