How did the Irish Potato Famine Happen?
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Date: 2023-12-16
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knowledgia
AAhh the English, the most self-unaware, self-congratulatory people on earth. I bet you they don-t mention any of this to their children when teaching them history.
I know when they teach them about the Boer war - they don-t mention a thing about the scorched earth policy and consternation camps used to crush their enemy.
But then they overplay their military achievements. I was told my whole life that the Battle of Waterloo was a British victory, but found out with shock that only 20% of the troops were British and -
A very small percentage of that were English. Then I found out that without being in a coalition, they cannot win a war. Then the world has to hear that they were the biggest factor in winning ww2. -
The internet is destroying all of these long-held beliefs - it is not going to be kind to the English
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AAhh the English, the most self-unaware, self-congratulatory people on earth. I bet you they don-t mention any of this to their children when teaching them history.
I know when they teach them about the Boer war - they don-t mention a thing about the scorched earth policy and consternation camps used to crush their enemy.
But then they overplay their military achievements. I was told my whole life that the Battle of Waterloo was a British victory, but found out with shock that only 20% of the troops were British and -
A very small percentage of that were English. Then I found out that without being in a coalition, they cannot win a war. Then the world has to hear that they were the biggest factor in winning ww2. -
The internet is destroying all of these long-held beliefs - it is not going to be kind to the English
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-johnhynes7891
Many in Ireland blame Britain for the starving and deaths and the way this is presented it is no wonder, there is no doubt the response was poor from Britain but the emphasis on 'British Empire' and British land lords, no mention of Irish land lords exporting beef etc just the British, it has all the hallmarks of BLM and George Floyd the facts and reason are just not included in the narrative and its been like that for 200 years, lets not let facts spoil a good story of British villainy.
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Many in Ireland blame Britain for the starving and deaths and the way this is presented it is no wonder, there is no doubt the response was poor from Britain but the emphasis on 'British Empire' and British land lords, no mention of Irish land lords exporting beef etc just the British, it has all the hallmarks of BLM and George Floyd the facts and reason are just not included in the narrative and its been like that for 200 years, lets not let facts spoil a good story of British villainy.
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-malcommountie4326
There was no scarcity of food in Ireland at the time of the potato blight, hence no famine. The rich refused to share the abundance of food in Ireland so as to maintain profit levels. Thus over one million endured painful horrible deaths. Over a million emigrated. Murder on the grand scale, motivated by greed. People are suffering and dying today in the British Isles and around the world because of the blight of unbridled greed.
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There was no scarcity of food in Ireland at the time of the potato blight, hence no famine. The rich refused to share the abundance of food in Ireland so as to maintain profit levels. Thus over one million endured painful horrible deaths. Over a million emigrated. Murder on the grand scale, motivated by greed. People are suffering and dying today in the British Isles and around the world because of the blight of unbridled greed.
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-seeingimages
The -famine- in Ireland was perpetrated by the English, who stole Irish land by force, evicted -tenant- farmers ( who had previously owned the land, and let them die of exposure to the elements and of starvation. The English fabricated a diabolical narrative about a blight that caused the Irish to run out of potatoes and starve. In truth, the English ran the Irish off the land and let the freeze and starve to death. ----
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The -famine- in Ireland was perpetrated by the English, who stole Irish land by force, evicted -tenant- farmers ( who had previously owned the land, and let them die of exposure to the elements and of starvation. The English fabricated a diabolical narrative about a blight that caused the Irish to run out of potatoes and starve. In truth, the English ran the Irish off the land and let the freeze and starve to death. ----
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-JoseJose-mg4qv
It-s happening right now in the US but differently, the Irish had enough potato-s but the elites exported the food elsewhere while the population starved, the US is now exporting inflation to the world by robbing us in taxes and leaving us here in the US broke -hence why everything is costing more-- wait till hyper inflation sets in, it-s going to be much worse the what happened in Germany when their economy crashed
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It-s happening right now in the US but differently, the Irish had enough potato-s but the elites exported the food elsewhere while the population starved, the US is now exporting inflation to the world by robbing us in taxes and leaving us here in the US broke -hence why everything is costing more-- wait till hyper inflation sets in, it-s going to be much worse the what happened in Germany when their economy crashed
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-SchvennMeister
Prior to the famine, Ireland had 8. 5 million people, 5 million left, 2 million died, leaving roughly 3. 5 million, less than half the population. Today, in 2022, their population is only5 million. So much for the great English empire, which pretty much actively tried to kill off the Irish in the process, rather than help.
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Prior to the famine, Ireland had 8. 5 million people, 5 million left, 2 million died, leaving roughly 3. 5 million, less than half the population. Today, in 2022, their population is only5 million. So much for the great English empire, which pretty much actively tried to kill off the Irish in the process, rather than help.
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-willpatchett1419
Sharing Irish, English, and Scottish blood it still sickens me what the elites did to the poor. The British parliament and the Queen failed to act sooner, at lest be honest they didn-t really care until the world condemn them.
My ancestors found a new home in Australia and how thankful I am of that!
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Sharing Irish, English, and Scottish blood it still sickens me what the elites did to the poor. The British parliament and the Queen failed to act sooner, at lest be honest they didn-t really care until the world condemn them.
My ancestors found a new home in Australia and how thankful I am of that!
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-wor53lg50
Thats what happens when you have one of the wetest years on record and have no workforce to pull them out the ground because nearly everybody in the country has pissed of to merica or oz, the longer they stay in sodden ground the quicker the blight takes hold. Small spudz wouldve been better than no spudz.
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Thats what happens when you have one of the wetest years on record and have no workforce to pull them out the ground because nearly everybody in the country has pissed of to merica or oz, the longer they stay in sodden ground the quicker the blight takes hold. Small spudz wouldve been better than no spudz.
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knowledgia
Ireland was occupied for over 700 years they couldn't speak their own language, worship their own religion, own their own land, run for political office, hold a government job, have a professional job, doctor, lawyer, they had to farm the land as serfs to British landlords
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Ireland was occupied for over 700 years they couldn't speak their own language, worship their own religion, own their own land, run for political office, hold a government job, have a professional job, doctor, lawyer, they had to farm the land as serfs to British landlords
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knowledgia
There's a reason the English language has the word bastard. It describes how the English elite were to 2/3 of the world population over the years. To let the people working the land you stole from them starve, while there was plenty of food available, is horrific.
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There's a reason the English language has the word bastard. It describes how the English elite were to 2/3 of the world population over the years. To let the people working the land you stole from them starve, while there was plenty of food available, is horrific.
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-meanlean3095
Ireland would have never heard of potatoes if the British hadn-t given them to the Irish-
Why didn-t the Irish people grow things in their own grasslands not rented to the British & harvest their own crops?
Always blaming someone else -
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Ireland would have never heard of potatoes if the British hadn-t given them to the Irish-
Why didn-t the Irish people grow things in their own grasslands not rented to the British & harvest their own crops?
Always blaming someone else -
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knowledgia
Its quite remarkable that Boleshevism didn't take root in Ireland. It SURE had the perfect reason for being initiated. LUCKILY for England it didn't because the future 'Troubles' would have spread like a political -blight- in REVERSE. ---
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Its quite remarkable that Boleshevism didn't take root in Ireland. It SURE had the perfect reason for being initiated. LUCKILY for England it didn't because the future 'Troubles' would have spread like a political -blight- in REVERSE. ---
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-drpk6514
So Muslims decided to help the Irish Catholics considering it their religious duty.
Meanwhile the Christian British considered it God's punishment and not only didn't help but tried to stop the Muslim's help.
That says a lot!
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So Muslims decided to help the Irish Catholics considering it their religious duty.
Meanwhile the Christian British considered it God's punishment and not only didn't help but tried to stop the Muslim's help.
That says a lot!
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-melliemel32
Wow! Go Ottoman Empire! That-s horrible that the British tried to stop the help. That is sick! I know along with political and religious differences between them and Britain, no wonder there has been such contentious relations.
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Wow! Go Ottoman Empire! That-s horrible that the British tried to stop the help. That is sick! I know along with political and religious differences between them and Britain, no wonder there has been such contentious relations.
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-briankeane5782
It wasnt as much the blight but the impact of colonialism that caused the potato famine, thats not exactly portrayed in the video, it wasnt really a case on there not being enough food, but a good video none the less.
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It wasnt as much the blight but the impact of colonialism that caused the potato famine, thats not exactly portrayed in the video, it wasnt really a case on there not being enough food, but a good video none the less.
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-readmylisp
The potato famine affected the whole of North and Western Europe.
Norway for one had exactly the same experience as Ireland, mass starvation and emigration to N. America.
Just a bit of context here, lads.
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The potato famine affected the whole of North and Western Europe.
Norway for one had exactly the same experience as Ireland, mass starvation and emigration to N. America.
Just a bit of context here, lads.
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-haraldkoch4446
Gotta watch over the potatoes more carefully. Hands off the sauce until sundown. What would BONO do? He'd steal 20% of the spuds right off the top. He'd feel guilty. And wouldn't be able to compose anymore.
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Gotta watch over the potatoes more carefully. Hands off the sauce until sundown. What would BONO do? He'd steal 20% of the spuds right off the top. He'd feel guilty. And wouldn't be able to compose anymore.
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-pebear
1900 my Grandmother (who was a toddler) and her family moved to Hartford, CT. The same time my Father's Grandfather moved here from Romania and Moldavia. So my Jewish Dad Married my Irish mom and I'm here.
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1900 my Grandmother (who was a toddler) and her family moved to Hartford, CT. The same time my Father's Grandfather moved here from Romania and Moldavia. So my Jewish Dad Married my Irish mom and I'm here.
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-johnmcdonald1293
The Turkish are good people I love the way they just push through the bulshit to help a great work to India and the American native population to from Australia THANKS for sharing.
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The Turkish are good people I love the way they just push through the bulshit to help a great work to India and the American native population to from Australia THANKS for sharing.
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-lunacresentmoon
what the britsish government did to the irish during the faminine was no different than what the nazis did to the jews. both genocide that nearly wiped out an entire race of people
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what the britsish government did to the irish during the faminine was no different than what the nazis did to the jews. both genocide that nearly wiped out an entire race of people
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-JustinHEMI05
Thank you so much for this video. We've traced our Irish ancestors as to having come to America during the famine. This helped me understand that move much better.
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Thank you so much for this video. We've traced our Irish ancestors as to having come to America during the famine. This helped me understand that move much better.
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-anitachopping
That was very interesting. I've read the history of the Ottoman empire and I'm amazed at that kind gesture as it was a very cruel regime. Nice to know.
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That was very interesting. I've read the history of the Ottoman empire and I'm amazed at that kind gesture as it was a very cruel regime. Nice to know.
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-4houndswhoheal479
Further proof the English were PIGS during their entire existence. They've never done anything but try to dominate one species after the next.
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Further proof the English were PIGS during their entire existence. They've never done anything but try to dominate one species after the next.
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-sallehandrews6976
It is the muslim ottoman empire that save the irish from dying. Read yr history. Not the history told by the victors and collonizers
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It is the muslim ottoman empire that save the irish from dying. Read yr history. Not the history told by the victors and collonizers
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-kevinvanharen1740
Genuine question. Why didn't the Irish just flee to other European countries? The trip would be way closer and less dangerous.
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Genuine question. Why didn't the Irish just flee to other European countries? The trip would be way closer and less dangerous.
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-Veyronp87
Man the British empire was truly barbaric. If the modern day UK was forced to give reparations it would literally bankrupt the nation
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Man the British empire was truly barbaric. If the modern day UK was forced to give reparations it would literally bankrupt the nation
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knowledgia
Very interesting! I visited Ireland and loved the country - very friendly people and love to drink! My respect to people of ireland!
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Very interesting! I visited Ireland and loved the country - very friendly people and love to drink! My respect to people of ireland!
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-beargillesgaming
Very unfortunate times but it-s nice to see such hospitality from far away groups/nations. Shows we-re all human in the end.
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Very unfortunate times but it-s nice to see such hospitality from far away groups/nations. Shows we-re all human in the end.
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-michaelc225
It was a man made famine created by the British to exterminate the Irish so they could seed the land with more english settlers
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It was a man made famine created by the British to exterminate the Irish so they could seed the land with more english settlers
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