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You're overusing "sock puppet." Anti irish sentiment is recorded historical fact, so kindly don't pretend it didn't marginalize massive populations of people in this country for over a century. The irish were a persecuted people and I don't care if that offends you because black people exist. They were attacked for their religious beliefs, their ethnic background. They were barred from gainful employment. Mocked in advertising, literature and pretty much every other form of popular entertainment being associated with alcoholism and laziness to this very day.So yes, that sockpuppet's post was straight drivel. Confirmed by him linking some fake news propaganda piece about how Irish "slaves" were the most victimized people in the US. Shameless disinformation and a popular racist tactic that clearly still has legs.
Honestly, I don't find it offensive that you don't accept me using it as an excuse, in fact, thats sort of the point. I do find it offensive that you don't think I'm allowed to decide how oppressive it was. You will not say that the reminder of what happened to those people is a "racist tactic." Not all white folk were given a magical head start in society and I tire of people acting as if thats so. Our place in the world today, in the United States, at least is largely proportional to the effort we put in. Thats a harsh truth that a lot of people don't dare to admit today.