They had a lot of problems with child abuse. I mean, most countries had, but theirs was somewhat more prominent. One of the less psychotic countries though, I guess.
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STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world 9 months agoWhat about Ireland
menemen@lemmy.world 9 months ago
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 9 months ago
A country with a chapter in its history named “The Troubles” might not be the best pick here.
Im_old@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’m not Irish or British, but fow what I know I’d put a bit more blame on UK for the troubles. Don’t invade/colonize a country, don’t get troubles.
RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The troubles weren’t just Irish people vs colonial oppressors though, there was a ton of sectarian violence between different Irish groups
Im_old@lemmy.world 9 months ago
If you mean Catholic Irish vs protestant Irish, it was in the end a byproduct of British occupation anyway