(07-11-2023, 12:11 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(07-11-2023, 11:52 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Sorry you're hung up on "when" these things happened. Since we're past the statute of limitations then I guess we don't have to worry about almost all the wrongs done to Native American Indigenous Persons since they happened before the Irish immigration. BTW, 3,446 blacks were "killed for being black" between 1882 and 1968 while over 30,000 Irish conscripts (you know, forced soldiers, almost like...slaves) were killed fighting for the Union. Not to mention the 1,297 whites lynched in that same period; among them clergy, politicians, and civil rights workers amenable to the cause. But that was over a hundred years ago, so it just doesn't matter. For the record, I'm angry about this stuff too. I want our minority populations to be equal, productive, and successful in our Country. But when people brush all whites as "privileged" or "oppressors" I'm going to push back, because the view of so-called privilege is far too broad and the history of racial strife apparently limited only to blacks in the United States.

 In the sense that a spork is almost like a Bowie knife, sure.
Friendly reminder that blacks were also conscripted, both blacks and Irish served in the Union army, both were paid, but the blacks were paid less.

Blacks were never drafted in any of the 4 call ups of the Union Army during the War Between the States. They were permitted to enlist to mostly work support roles (very few saw combat) and yes, paid less as you said. But those who were forced to fight were kidnapped more than drafted and that happened in the South and in the Territories. The Irish were taken off the docks,registered, and put in uniform.

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