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One of the most evil nations to ever exist (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 29 points 3 months ago (7 children)

The populations of Ireland and Scotland still haven't recovered from what happened to them.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Scotland has forgotten that we had the famine too. That and the clearences lead to thousands of Highlanders migrating to Glasgow. Today the West of Scotland has some of the most deprived areas in Europe.

    Ireland understands and has confronted its generational trauma. We swept ours under the rug and the consequences are stark.

    Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the north of England were getting fucked by the aristocracy long before the empire.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    I just read a little bit about it. Fuck! How did this stay under the rug for so damn long!

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  • [–] 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Because the aristocracy is still in place. The house of lords should burn.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    They should never have banned dueling for the lords. If anything they should have kept dueling not only legal, but the only way they can retain their honor after any slight.

    Also we need their duels to be public events sponsored by firearms companies and first aid kits for ballistic trauma!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    it was never legal on paper, but it was tradition to judges to let free the winner (murderer) of the duel if the duel followed proper etique

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago*

    It should have been. I know it was never legal. Even in the 1380s they called it an ancient and outdated custom. But as far as I am concerned with most of the real innovation and thinking done with the masses (unlike the past when the only learned people were the wealthy) we can let those idiots shoot and stab one another as much as they want. As long as it is done by them on them.

    I would have FORCED Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to go on the fight that Elon Musk challenged him on, and it must be done until serious injury or death.

    If they decline. They lose everything. And I mean EVERYTHING.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago

    Combination of it barely being taught in schools and this weird contempt we have for our heritage. Ireland has put a lot of effort into preserving theirs. And they had Sinead O'Connor - she did a lot of the heavy lifting all by herself 😅

    Same with languages. Scots Gaelic has all but died out in the highlands. Now its just a cultural relic and an annoyance. Search for news stories about the Gaelic road signs - they caused a massive stir.

    Irish on the other hand - nearly died out but their government really pushed it in schools, the media etc. Poured real money into it. Its fairly widely spoken now.

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