• deHaga@feddit.uk
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      3 days ago

      There are no good guys. Everyone has conquered or been conquered.

      The Irish just like to shake their fists at us while we provide them with their national defence

      • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        3 days ago

        ‘Yeah well we were conquered a millennia ago, so actually you’re not allowed to complain about what is still ongoing to you‘ is the dumbest Brit cope I’ve run into. Implying they should be grateful for it is why Brits are still reviled.

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            3 days ago

            Don’t start shit if you can’t take shit 🤷‍♂️ Nobody asked you to come in here and make up some story about why Irish occupation is Good, Actually.

            E: just realized this was a drive by comment and not the person I originally replied to, which makes the defensiveness even more bizarre.

            • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk
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              2 days ago

              How on earth have you read defensiveness into a 2 word comment. What shit has anyone started?

              Commenter above was pointing out that most Brit hate in Ireland is of the fist shaking “hate the Brits on principal” rather than an active aggression and that Ireland trusts the UK to the point the UK in effect provides the maritime and air defence of Ireland.

              Meanwhile you pop up with edgelord commentary apparently solely for the purpose of causing drama.

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                2 days ago

                and that Ireland trusts the UK to the point the UK in effect provides the maritime and air defence of Ireland

                Who the fuck is even trying to attack Ireland except the Brits?? Weird ass imperialist cope.

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                  2 days ago

                  Sigh. You don’t find Brits attacking the Irish online. It’s all Irish cosplaying as revolutionaries from shit that happend 50 years ago

                  The Brits really don’t give a shit about Northern Ireland, you are welcome to it.

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                    The Brits really don’t give a shit about Northern Ireland, you are welcome to it.

                    The Brits in Northern Ireland disagree.

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                    2 days ago

                    from shit that happened 50 years ago

                    So, within living memory? And you’re mad people didn’t just… move on and pretend it didn’t happen? Weird shit.

                  • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk
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                    2 days ago

                    Mostly I see Americans who think they understand what’s going on with some romanticised idea of what NI is. They also seem to think the troubles was some kind of border dispute between nations.

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        2 days ago

        Defence against what? Britians enemies?

        Defend your own western flank. Its your problem, not ours.