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Ian Ramjohn
@iramjohn.bsky.social

Sharia takes social justice for the poor pretty seriously. I don't want anyone's religious law imposed on me, but the public portrayals of Sharia leave something to be desired.

Jason Miciak
@jasonmiciak.bsky.social

Isn't it just "odd" to see a leader actually "lead" the citizens around him? NYC's first Islamic mayor just acted like a mayor- leader of everyone, taking joy in a cultural element of his city. Isn't it just "odd" to see a leader with joy? With facts? No agenda beyond support? So "odd" these days

Pairko
@pairko.bsky.social

I rarely notice what a politician wears. But, that watch. Surely, it's older than you are. And I also like old tech. 😀🪉☘️ to you as well.

Alvin Finkel
@alvinfinkel.bsky.social

Excellent! Remember the 1846 British-imposed Irish famine. 1 million died & 2 million fled though Ireland had enough food to feed all. In my book, Humans: The 300,000 Year Struggle for Equality, I call it "murder by ideology," parallel to what the British East India Company did repeatedly in India.

BigBossLuffy
@bigbossluffy.bsky.social

Because or education system doesn't want people to know how prejudice we truly are, Italians, Irish, Greeks, Spanish, ETC. All were considered "inferior" until white people need more people to hate People of Color.

doofusdan.bsky.social
@doofusdan.bsky.social

The fact that so many people have to ask this is why I support www.zinnedproject.org who provide free teaching resources for this history to teachers. Unfortunately many teachers are not free to use them, because many school boards are controlled by antidemocratic censors

zinnedproject.orgZinn Education Project: Teaching People's HistoryThe Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country. Based on the lens of history highlighted in Howard Zinn’s bes...
Strange old hermit
@strangeoldhermit.bsky.social

I learned very little important history at school (in the UK). We learned about the stone age, iron age etc then kings and the occasional queen - mostly about their colonial "accomplishments" with no mention (that I recall) of slavery, famine or massacres. Then world wars: again, none of the bad.

Bríd Nic Annaidh ☘️
@bridgetmcgann.medsky.social

Because Irish-Americans internalized colonialism. They became ashamed of their language and did not teach it to their children. They believed the lie that the “famine” was a natural occurrence, not a genocide. It’s time for Irish-Americans to wake up, and step up.

stravaiginboy.bsky.social
@stravaiginboy.bsky.social

You can thank that special relationship between Britain and America. The UK continues to suppress the citizens of NI and other devolved nations (Scotland & Wales), and part of that suppression is to ensure our partners (US) do not promote ideologies of independence in their own educational systems.

Mark Dougherty
@greysea.bsky.social

No, those were the invaders. Ireland is mostly Catholic. It was one of the reasons they were discriminated against. Even in the 60s, Republicans attacked JFK for being a Papist.

Alan Day (Kilsally)
@kilsally.bsky.social

Huge missing context. The Catholic Church burned Protestants at the stake, banned the Bible in local languages & the Irish chieftains supported the English Monarchy in the English Civil War against the Parliamentarians. Also Scullabogue Massacre of Irish Protestants.

kmac2464.bsky.social
@kmac2464.bsky.social

because James Connolly was a socialist and waved the starry plough. Why your capitalists overlords wouldnt want you to know that? hmmm idk. History exposes nationalism & fascism every time, thats why they try to erase or re tell it

Loquacious Scribble, PhD
@loquaciousscribble.bsky.social

Give us a break. We have two semesters to cover the entiretyof Western Civ or World History. We have to make some cuts. And besides, most of you wouldn't have paid attention anyway even if we did cover it. You could always have cracked a book on Irish History yourself.

Bill Stewart
@billstewart.bsky.social

You might have learned some Dutch colonial history as well, names like Frelinghuysen, or about William Penn next door. I lived in New Brunswick a couple of years, Keyport a long time, went to Quaker meeting in Shrewsbury and Baptist church in Eatontown, got arrested in Marlboro(:-).

rszimm.bsky.social
@rszimm.bsky.social

We absolutely learned more Dutch colonial history than Irish history. Half the towns in NJ have at least one road with “Van” in the name. And we knew about the original name of NYC. Oddly, I don’t recall being taught WHY it changed hands.

Chris
@chrismartinfilm.bsky.social

It’s incredible, encouraging to see there are still some American leaders who behave like academics and statesmen. The understanding of the history of Ireland is so impressive.

Tim der Löwe
@mitsnoyl.bsky.social

Well it certainly sounds like he has it in for the Brits!! I should point out that I’m English with Irish ancestry (but I cheer for England in the Six Nations) and the English and Irish do get along very well now but you’d never believe it listening to Mr Mamdami.

Alan Day (Kilsally)
@kilsally.bsky.social

It was actually the Scottish Presbyterians that largely went to Ulster. Started in 1606 when Phelim O'Neil bought himself out of jail by selling land to Hugh Montgomery & James Hamilton film Ayrshire. Prior to that is was the Anglo Norman's (ie French) not the English, 500 years prior.

Jason O’Toole
@operationriskyou.bsky.social

Happy Saint Pat's to you too Mayor. That was a beautiful address. Most of my family arrived at Ellis Island in the 1860s and at least one great great grandfather stowed away on a cargo ship to escape the hangman for the crime of feeding his family. We still have a long way to go.

Angie
@craftyang.bsky.social

Wtf? This is what, who, the type of leader we could have been having? Also, the history between Ireland and US Indigenous peoples is worth learning. It seems the country empathizes with all who are effected by colonialism.

Angie
@craftyang.bsky.social

I love it! It's one of my 26yo's favorite pieces of history, since they're mainly Irish and Chicano. They love that even their white half was fighting colonialism.

Ginger
@m3r3ts3g3r.bsky.social

Thanks, that actually meant a hell of a lot. Sharing it with the offspring later...My Irish ancestors landed in New York, and it was just like that from family lore.

Mr Kindness
@itsallgood303.bsky.social

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 James Larkin has all the answers in his history for the Unions of NY and beyond A bastion of workers rights! 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

CNRFRG
@theconorf.bsky.social

St Patrick wasn’t just a victim of colonialism but also of slavery, having been trafficked across the Irish Sea from Wales, where he was born.

topcat2.bsky.social
@topcat2.bsky.social

Oh my, that was a wonderful history lesson. Ireland is leading the way these days in moral resistance to what is happening in the Middle East at the behest of Israel and some in the United States. My Irish grandfather‘s picture is on the wall and my Italian grandchild got to look at it today.

Elle
@sylvanfae.bsky.social

I heard an Irish woman say that the famine diaspora that had many Irish people traveling the world caused them to bring back a healthy pluralism and understanding of cultures and humanity... and that's part of why modern Ireland is so progressive. 💚

Sean Geoghegan
@sea-geo.bsky.social

Wow! That is something from which to learn a lot: History, humility, compassion, persistence, resilience, and damn good speech writing. I’m truly impressed. I think the world and humanity are heading in a better direction with people like this. Be like Zohran. Inspirational.

wrestlingdad1975.bsky.social
@wrestlingdad1975.bsky.social

I wonder if the British people have come to the realization that the monarchy is completely useless and imagine all the money that could be spent in Great Britain if they don’t have the royal family (one of whom is Prince PDF (and boy he just screams “free candy” in window of unmarked van.