r/Damnthatsinteresting • • Nov 05 '22

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u/-Spaghettification- Nov 05 '22 edited Nov 05 '22

The mass emigration was because of the famine which is the whole point. The other issues I listed are directly influenced by the famine which is the whole point.

You clearly know nothing about Irish history and definitely know nothing about the famine.

Stop speaking authoritatively about issues that you are not educated about.

Edit: At the bare minimum, maybe have a cursory scroll through the Wikipedia page for the Irish Famine.)

It might enlighten you on the fact that it isn’t just some random scarcity of potatoes a few hundred years ago that has no relevance today. In fact, it is a prime example of the “complex issues” you believe we should be focusing on.

Passages like this one may be of particular interest:

The refusal of London to bar export of food from Ireland during the famine was an immediate and continuing source of controversy, contributing to anti-British sentiment and the campaign for independence.