So who's proud to be irish?

[bigmc]

im half irish and half scottish

its the perfect celtic warrior mix

[B_B_C]

I think its nice that we patronise their people like this and it gives us a good feeling inside but how come normal white non Irish people are not allowed to have pride and go on marches etc without being accused of being Nazi's?

there are only 6 million on the island of Ireland
thats a huge amount of other as you say  "normal white"  people
whats to stop them apart from pride?

[Mr Nobody]

I get super big boners around Irish chicks.

They are drunk alot the advantage is available.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

A lot of the Irish have Viking blood

[irishdave]

A lot of the Irish have Viking blood

I'd say I do...no proof though

[Ursus]

I am Irish.

My ancestors if you go back on one side were Nordic so I am Celtic-Nordic!

[Wiggs]

My closest friends all American-Irish. They all have hardcore Irish pride as they should.

[MikMaq]

Being proud of nationality or ethnicity is idiotic.

You can say, but what you can't convince me is you'd feel the same if your ancestors happened to be liberia. I'm fucking proud as hell to keep this shit going, my last known ancestor to left ireland in 1798, I'm sure we'll be able to keep the tradition goin for a few more centuries.

[Bevo]

Nope German/English American

[MikMaq]

I'm American.  My family came here a couple of generations ago to be Americans.  They learned English and dropped the other language because they came here to be Americans.  It's not that they're not proud of where they came from but where they were isn't where they wanted to be.  America is.

Immigration without assimilation is occupation.  "Irish-American" is as lame to me as "African-American".  Go to another country and I seriously doubt anyone there would claim to be "American-Irish" or "American-African".  

That's nonsense, borderline PC garbage.

Assimilation is a two way street. A large part of the american identity, especially regional ones have been defined by the immigrant groups that settled them.

Being proud to be irish, isn't simply having some emotional connection to some foggy island, it's about acknowledging the role the irish have played and still do in creating north america.

Without the irish, germans, scots, Italians and blacks america would be a very different place.

[Henda]

Personally i havent a problem with them but they seem very hostile towards anyone of any origon other than their own.

[OTHstrong]

I am not Irish but out drink them  ,,,,,,, NOT 


I have an Irish friend, good guy but do not call him Scottish when he is drunk, lol..

[wild willie]

So who's proud to be irish?

I AM!

[HTexan]

Being proud of nationality or ethnicity is idiotic.

Plus Irishmen have small dicks.  

[B_B_C]

You can say, but what you can't convince me is you'd feel the same if your ancestors happened to be liberia. I'm fucking proud as hell to keep this shit going, my last known ancestor to left ireland in 1798, I'm sure we'll be able to keep the tradition goin for a few more centuries.

"Who fears to speak of '98"

but judging by some of your posts it may have also been a year of celebration

[OTHstrong]

I forget what General wrote this, tried to look it up but could not find it, he wrote; '' To be overly proud of ones race is to promote war as war is fought over a countries pride" then he wrote " pride should be a results of one's accomplishments not something he had no part in creating''

[B_B_C]

I'm American.  My family came here a couple of generations ago to be Americans.  They learned English and dropped the other language because they came here to be Americans.  It's not that they're not proud of where they came from but where they were isn't where they wanted to be.  America is.Immigration without assimilation is occupation.  "Irish-American" is as lame to me as "African-American".  Go to another country and I seriously doubt anyone there would claim to be "American-Irish" or "American-African". 

In fairness to the African Americans they had to work for their passage for several generations and didnt particularly intend to immigrate to America. Is it possible that hyphonated - americans were those who had a more difficult time being accepted than those similar to the existing majority. Or in the case of German / Prussian  Americans found it expedient if not necessary to drop the idinfifying connection. Few people in the "Mother" countries confuse hyphonated Americans for their own nationality - this does not mean they disregard the connection but they do put it into a different context

[B_B_C]

Plus Irishmen have small dicks.  

god bless the wealth of your experience in this matter

[Borracho]

I forget what General wrote this, tried to look it up but could not find it, he wrote; '' To be overly proud of ones race is to promote war as war is fought over a countries pride" then he wrote " pride should be a results of one's accomplishments not something he had no part in creating''

I agree with this.

Even then people say pride is not a good thing but fuck that....you accomplish something you had to work hard for you should be proud.

[PJim]

I'm half Irish, half Welsh so I don't go near sheep if I'm on the Guinness.

[B_B_C]

I'm half Irish, half Welsh so I don't go near sheep if I'm on the Guinness.

Guiness is a british  company ( and always has been been despite the marketing hype)
There are no big Irish owned drink companies 

[HTexan]

god bless the wealth of your experience in this matter

Universal knowledge.
 http://blog.greatlakesmix.com/2012/10/ugandan-and-kenyan-men-have-worlds-shortest-manhoods/

[B_B_C]

Universal knowledge.
 http://blog.greatlakesmix.com/2012/10/ugandan-and-kenyan-men-have-worlds-shortest-manhoods/

is the need for a comparative index universal?

[syntaxmachine]

I'm not Irish but the country I used to live in has also received bailtout funds from the Troika.

[Primemuscle]

My wife is Irish....well her family immigrated from Ireland several generations ago. If all Irish women are as fine as she is, then this is reason enough to love the Irish.