The Genesis of Racial Tension in Ireland
Americanism is a supremely dominant culture in the English-speaking world. It percolates down into other cultures via their media and other powerful industries, slowly changing us. We Irish, being shielded until just recently from other cultures, have no idea how unique a worldview we possess. A lot has been said about the cultural gap between the Irish and the immigrants flooding into our and other countries, yet we would be fools to not look to the West. The American mentality is harsh, spiteful, tense, and often unforgiving. They’re also very racial in their worldview. Read more