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Part Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland

Behind the Bastards

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What's the Biggest Consequence of a Gambling Addiction?

The failure of the potato crop was not the biggest part of the famine. The mass evictions of Irish tenants by landlords killed most, like at least as many people. High farming is basically clearing areas of agriculture to make more room for sheep in order to raise a bunch of sheep. So you want to get up on this trend? You should evict the people. This is what happened when Lord is because it's not like we can grow crops. If only he'd had some help. Humanity Dick.

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