Irish the ‘forgotten white slaves’ says expert John Martin

Curtis, Bad as things are today, the past was even worse. I'm optimistic largely courtesy of that long arc of history bending toward justice. In the cosmic view of things, each individual who weathers the storm and manages to place even one grain of sand on the beach has won his/her part of the battle. Alone we are weak; together we can overcome. As Michael Moore is fond of reminding the world, there are far more of us than there are of them. The Occupy movement overall shows promise, especially OccupyMarines. Good grief, I even know lifelong diehard pacifists increasingly ready to pick up a stone. That's why I'm so in favor of political means when possible, because a conflagration once set is impossible to contain. Violent revolution, while historically almost inevitable at a certain tipping point, always 'eats its children'.

Sorry - accidental repost. I agree Meanolgrouch but I am less optimistic than you because some many are blind to the nature of the regimes they live in.

Meanolgrouch, I agree but in the end Lizzie is really just another pawn of the commercial oligarchs that have run the british terror state since the importation of bill the orange (they gained real power under cromwell).

Curtis, the oligarchs really rule worldwide. But we're chipping away faster all the time. Some people say, you'll never reach the top. Revolutionary rule of thumb: You don't need to reach the top. Just keep chipping away at ground floor until the structure topples. Personally I hope horse-faced Charles and his honey tampon wet their pants a few years ago when the crowd almost overturned their limo.

Meanolgrouch, I agree but in the end Lizzie is really just another pawn of the commercial oligarchs that have run the british terror state since the importation of bill the orange (they gained real power under cromwell).

A very good article about a forgotten part of history. Also, another part of history that is forgotten today is the fact that Barbary pirates terrorised European coastlines between 1580 and 1830 and captured between 1-1.25 million European slaves from parts of Europe as far away as Iceland. Many Irish were captured and sold as slaves in Algiers.

CurtisJohnson: "Never Again." You're right. Ignorance and forgetfulness play into the slave owner's hand. It really churns my stomach when people fawn all over Lizzy the Hun and her ilk. Now I specifically exempt Martin McGuiness because he was NOT 'fawning' when he simply spoke to her. That was a matter of facilitating political gain for his people.

Some folks on here need to grow up. Please do so; you are embarrassing yourself and boring the rest of us!

whatever you say, nutzi

warrenpointless- likewise son

curtis- Get over yourself son

Anglo-norman old chap,not a lot of humour or intelligence in the vicinity of that stiff upper lip of yours,I dare say old boy.Eh

The abduction and sexual enslavement/breeding of children, forced labor and torture, the decimation of half of a country’s population – you’re right anglo-nut zi – funny stuff!!

curtisjohnson- a sense of humour & I dare say some intelligence will not go astray with you son

Part true maybe, not one shoe fits all!