"My understanding is that the English considered the Irish to be "subhuman" due to psychology, culture (and religion?), and physical characteristics. That gave the English moral justification for oppressing the Irish."
Yeah, I'm not sure about all the details, but the Irish had a hard time when they first came to America too. Many signs t…
"My understanding is that the English considered the Irish to be "subhuman" due to psychology, culture (and religion?), and physical characteristics. That gave the English moral justification for oppressing the Irish."
Yeah, I'm not sure about all the details, but the Irish had a hard time when they first came to America too. Many signs the said "No Blacks" also said "No Irish".
As you say, these lines are almost always drawn to justify cruelty or oppression of some kind.
"My understanding is that the English considered the Irish to be "subhuman" due to psychology, culture (and religion?), and physical characteristics. That gave the English moral justification for oppressing the Irish."
Yeah, I'm not sure about all the details, but the Irish had a hard time when they first came to America too. Many signs the said "No Blacks" also said "No Irish".
As you say, these lines are almost always drawn to justify cruelty or oppression of some kind.