2006-09-09 12:09:04 · 9 answers · asked by tinkerbell 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
i am irish i know my history read the question
2006-09-09 12:25:42 · update #1
because britain's entire history in Ireland was one of colonization, exploitation, subjugation, taking of the land, treating the native population as less than human. who'd want to be a part of that?
2006-09-09 12:13:44 · answer #1 · answered by holden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because back in the day Britain along with the other English states, thought of Ireland as a poor country. And because of this they felt that Irish people were beneath them. The Irish were used as slaves and made to other demeaning jobs for the British along with the English. That's why the people of Ireland formed the IRA also know as the Irish Republican Army. The IRA fought against the Brit's and stuck up for their people and country, but the British thought of them as terrorist.
2006-09-09 19:18:14 · answer #2 · answered by hitman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the folks in Vietnam aren't terribly pleased when asked to speak French, and the Koreans still have a chip on their shoulders about Japan's invasion and enslavement of their ppl. It's called collective memory. They still remember, as a culture, that the British were once their rulers, and still own a chunk of IRISH land. Americans would get mad if some old-fasioned Imperialist Briton called the US "subjects of the Crown", too.
2006-09-09 19:20:03 · answer #3 · answered by Angela M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because that the Irish have a history of fighting with the historically brutal English. You can't erase the fact that it happened but you can get everyone together in a Pub and enjoy a Guinness or two.
2006-09-11 04:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by Big Hands 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Part of it is, isn't it? Isn't the official name of Britain still The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2006-09-09 19:12:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
read the history of England and Ireland
they had a bloody wars
2006-09-09 19:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by i901 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we want our own identity,we want our own country and independence.The problem we have now is that more and more decisions are being made by and for all EEC states so individual countries identities are being eroded slowly but surely.
History has made us what we are today and we don't want to go back !
2006-09-09 19:17:49 · answer #7 · answered by any 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you read 'A history of Ireland', it will explain everything to you.
2006-09-09 19:12:32 · answer #8 · answered by marmat16az 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is because they are Fireguys....theyre good guys.
2006-09-09 19:14:46 · answer #9 · answered by 35Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋