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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I guess you don't know your American History because the Irish had a hard time in America, "NO IRISH NEED APPLY" was common signage in 19th century America (1850s). Many lived in shanty towns and lived in extreme squalor.
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I'm less only a small fraction Irish. I'm mainly German. When I talk about my ancestors, I'm usually referring to East Germans who settles in Oklahoma about 150 years ago. yes, the Irish had it tough when they came here. Of course, they came over by the millions, so I'm not sure why they couldn't just organize (a la Gangs of NY) quickly and simply overwhelm those racists who would subjugate them.
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
Or that you don't know your European history to know that the Germans kicked Roman ass and were never subject to Roman rule.
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Ah, I guess I know more about this one than you. Northern Europeans, including what could now be called Germans, were enslaved and served in Rome. The Northern Europeans got their asses handed to then for decades before Rome started to implode. It was only late in the Empire that the Northern Europeans started to pwn.