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Saturday, March 13, 2010

1884: IRELAND: A LOOK AT POVERTY AND SUPPRESSION

I am reminded of how my father, a native of Stoke-on-Trent in England felt about the British injustices in Ireland. His and his family's social situation was in many ways equal; at least in the sense of knowing poverty and class distinctions. My grandfather and great grandfather were brought up in orphanages, and ultimately worked as coal miners. On those rare occasions when we would discuss his past, Pop Glover compared his grandparents life with that of the suppressed people of Ireland: sheer and hopeless poverty. Nowhere in the world was the phrase "the 'haves' and the 'have nots' " more relevant than in the British Isles.

1 comment:

  1. The greatest favor all our of ancestors did for us was getting
    on that ship and coming to America.
    I so agree with the sentiments of this. I always say "Harry the
    Fishmonger in the East End was
    never responsible for Brit crimes
    against Ireland as nobody asked
    him". In fact folks like Gandhi
    used the British peoples sense
    of justice and fairness against
    the UK Government to free his
    country:)

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