Do the Japanese teach history as we? Do Germans? Russians? Hmong? The terms 'winner' and 'loser' are relative to peculiar national-ideological frames of political reference and is necessarily culturally contextual. BTW: Not all Irish were escaping famine. Many Irish fled Ireland after spending energy and finances in fighting Imperial armies. Persecution was rampant over Europe and Asia. No single ethnic group was safe. If you fought The Man or didn't have a pot to piss in, you and family were put on the list and made game. Also, Irish is a relative term. That gene pool was made mighty thin over the course of Irish history. I met a Mongolian who is 1/5 Irish, Chinese fella 1/4 Irish, Singaporean 1/10 Irish, Hmong 1/2 Irish. What can be said about the Irish? Answer: They love to love when they're not emotionally strung out with blue paint on their faces, running naked, singing, and thrashing about.

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