khannie
@khannie@lemmy.world
- Comment on More like a bacterial infection imo 4 days ago:
No worries :) I appreciate the back and forth.
- Comment on More like a bacterial infection imo 5 days ago:
It’s not though.
The British didn’t cause the famine, they “just” made it worse.
It’s a common misconception but there are a few issues with “didn’t cause the famine” for me:
- Potato blight != famine. There was a potato blight across all of Europe at the time. Ireland still produced more than enough food to feed itself even in 1847, the worst year of the blight. It wasn’t a case of making it worse, they literally wouldn’t have gone hungry at all.
- The only reason Irish peasants were so dependent on a single food crop to feed themselves was because it was what produced the most calories for a given area of land. The British stole the land from the Irish then forced payment at such a high rate from the people they stole it from that it left no choice but to use that single crop to feed themselves. They had to use their remaining non-potato land for higher value cash crops to pay rent on the land that was stolen from them.
- An enormous number of people died from exposure after being fucked off their land and having their homes burned to the ground because they couldn’t afford to pay rent to those landlords.
So the British did cause the actual famine in it’s entirety and the deliberate lack of relief was seen as an act of God / retribution to reduce the population here (which they 100% left to starve, with some kind landlord exceptions).
It’s why the Irish don’t call it “The Famine” any more. It’s “the great hunger” here because there wouldn’t have been a famine at all if we’d just been left the fuck alone to grow a variety of crops instead of being raped and pillaged for hundreds of years.
- Comment on More like a bacterial infection imo 6 days ago:
Ah yeah. I’m Irish and I don’t blame modern folks over there for it. I know it was the ruling class but damn where they cold AF. To be fair though there were lots of acts of brutality from British soldiers over the centuries who I have to guess were working class. Well beyond just “following orders”.
We do remember the acts of kindness at the time, especially the Choctaw as I mentioned in another comment. Just goes to show it’s nice to be nice. You will be eventually be forgiven the sins of your ancestors they you do bad things, but you will forever be remembered as kind if your ancestors do nice things.
- Comment on More like a bacterial infection imo 6 days ago:
The British didn’t cause the famine, they “just” made it worse.
This is absolutely false. They didn’t cause the potato blight but they absolutely caused the famine by forcing the export of the remaining food stock which was more than enough to feed the population.
We still have not reached pre-famine population levels after 180 years.
- Comment on More like a bacterial infection imo 6 days ago:
Hats off to the historical accuracy of this comment chain. Not sure how many of you are Irish but honestly it’s heartening. ❤️
- Comment on More like a bacterial infection imo 6 days ago:
We’ve stopped calling it the famine here and now it’s “the great hunger”.
Ireland was producing more than enough to feed itself but the British landlords were forcing the export of non-potatoes and leaving us to die.
The queen at the time politically shamed the Turks into reducing their aid to us because it was lower than hers.
What’s up, Turkey? We haven’t forgotten your generosity.
Massive, massive shout out to our Choctaw brothers and sisters in America who gave what they didn’t have after the trail of tears.
For those not familiar, we have never, ever forgotten that one.
Sculpture in Cork called “kindred spirits”:
- Comment on More like a bacterial infection imo 6 days ago:
Don’t start your car tomorrow
(I jest of course).
- Comment on Nuclear family 1 week ago:
This is so good that I sent it on to my mother.
- Comment on Self-hosting your own media considered harmful according to YouTube 1 week ago:
Love this guy’s channel. It’s one of those calming ones that I watch even though I may have no intention of ever doing what it’s about (retro game corps is the other one where I ogle those beautiful little handhelds then never set up my steam deck for retro stuff properly).
- Comment on The Faculty, any day 2 weeks ago:
I’d say archive.org would do you a solid there.
It definitely lost money but there was a fan push for a sequel that seemed to have a bit of steam for a while.
Urban played the perfect Dredd. He absolutely nailed the comic book and Anderson and Ma-Ma were superb too. Definitely one of my favourite sci-fi flicks of all time.
- Comment on The Faculty, any day 2 weeks ago:
Dude! What does mine say?
- Comment on The Faculty, any day 2 weeks ago:
And theeeennnnn?
- Comment on The Faculty, any day 2 weeks ago:
And then?
- Comment on The Faculty, any day 2 weeks ago:
And then?
- Comment on Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Sued Over Unpaid Costume Fees 2 weeks ago:
I thoroughly enjoyed it and the multiple storylines. It’s more than a little on the depressing side but I felt it was a decent epic and achieved what it set out to.
I’m easily satisfied by movies generally though and I watch a good number of them as I find them a great wind down in an otherwise incredibly hectic life but this one was better than average for the films I watch and I curate / filter quite a bit.
- Comment on I'd choose 4 tbh 3 weeks ago:
Number six when something bad happens:
- Comment on On trees... 3 weeks ago:
I’m a billion years
Damn. You look good for your age.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Do you maybe suffer from Aphantasia?
Not everyone can picture things in their mind. It doesn’t have to be complete.
- Comment on Partner has ADD, do I have misophonia? 4 weeks ago:
Yeah fair call.
- Comment on Partner has ADD, do I have misophonia? 4 weeks ago:
Yeah living with other people requires you to respect noise levels. It’s just basic courtesy. There are six in our house and we have an earliest time that the shower can be turned on for example. Of course exceptions have to be made.
If he’s not prepared to turn down the TV to a reasonable level that’s on him. He knows it’s upsetting you and is prepared to continue upsetting you. That’s really unhealthy and inconsiderate behaviour.
One thing that might help is getting him to use headphones with the TV. Most TVs these days have Bluetooth support. If I’m watching a movie late at night (common) I’ll always use headphones. Again it’s just common courtesy.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
There is no such thing as being born bad. Six year olds have no idea the level of impact they’ll have with their actions. That’s why they can’t be prosecuted. They’re not capable of that level of understanding.
You need to get professional help letting go of this.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Yeah, this fits more or less where I am. My eldest is 27 and left home 5 years ago. He’s just out of a long term relationship around 6 months. He lives in a different country in central Europe and is living the life. Travels a lot, has a great group of friends spread all over the continent, great job that he really likes earning good money etc. I’m really happy for him and it does give me a sense of ease to see him at a point in his life where he’s thriving.
On the other hand I’d be very happy to see him in a loving relationship and / or owning property instead of paying rent. Snuggles are nice and rent is poverty tax (for the most part) but I’m conscious that owning a property ties him to a place and he’s not ready for that yet.
So…to answer OP…I’m not obsessed with it at all, but they’re nice things to see for your kids that kinda tick the box of “my job here is (mostly) done”.
- Comment on Can you read and understand this passage? 4 weeks ago:
That last bullet point is shocking to me. To be an English undergraduate I would have expected them to enter with very strong vocabulary and an innate desire to read / love of the language.
I had no trouble understanding it and thought it painted a really clear picture.
- Comment on What period was the "golden age" of TV in terms of content? 5 weeks ago:
Adding:
Battlestar Galactica
Breaking Bad
Sopranos
The WireI do find there are a lot of great shows out recently too but I’m not sure if that’s recency bias and / or if they’ll stand the test of time. Many of them (e.g. Chernobyl) definitely will though.
- Comment on The fastest 5 weeks ago:
It’s Latin and as far as I can tell congratulating pope Benedict who was two popes ago. I guess the joke is that it’s internet explorer posting.
- Comment on Life is Strange road-trip 5 weeks ago:
Welcome aboard!
- Comment on Pope Joan 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on What TV show always shows up on ‘best ever’ lists but just doesn’t belong? 1 month ago:
I’m going to get absolutely skinned alive here and tossed in a vat of salt after but - Star Trek - DS9.
Huge Star Trek fan but I tried twice and failed to get into DS9. People who love it whose opinions I generally value keep telling me it’s amazing but I just found it too slow. Got about half way through season 2 before giving up.
- Comment on What are some of the best acted scenes and performances you've watched in TV? 2 months ago:
Patrick Stewart at the end of “The Inner Light” (the flute episode). Man looks as traumatised as I feel someone would be. It’s all done with his face.
- Comment on Do you use your blinker in a car? 2 months ago:
Not being preachy…If you’re taking the first exit (turning right essentially if you drive on the right or turning left of you drive on the left) you should be indicating as you enter. It allows traffic from other lanes to enter the roundabout without stopping to figure out where you’re going.
