2007-09-30 01:54:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
NO
They let the Irish come to the UK mainland
2007-09-30 01:57:28 · answer #1 · answered by StretfordEnder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically no. But they didn't do anything to help them either which is just as bad. The British of the time looked on the Irish in the same way as the Americans did with the Indians and the Nazis with the Jews. They were an 'inferior' race and we wilfully murdered them stole their land and rights and generally persecuted them over a period of nearly 1000 years so in the broader concept of the whole English then British presence in Ireland maybe it could be termed a genocide.
Most British people, through ineducation would not admit to that though just as most Americans wouldn't say that their predecessors commited genocide against the Indian. Sometimes it hard for a people to admit the truth about their people.
On the face of history is it surprising the IRA spent 30 years attacking us?
Incidentally John, the Irish were only allowed to come to Britain if they had useful skills. Thats why thousands went to the US-because they were just farmers and such like, people that Britain could'nt profit from.
2007-09-30 11:20:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you think they enginereed, cultured and spread the potatoe blight.
The Brits may have been insentive and indiferent to the Irish plight, they might have even enjoyed seeing a troublesome rival take one on the nose. But this doesn't really compare to a dedicated effort of total extermination practiced by the Nazis.
Letting some people die, is not the same as making sure everyone does.
2007-09-30 02:11:14 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, genocide is a deliberate attempt to wipe out a particular group of people.
About the worst you can accuse the British of in this case is willful neglect. But even then you'd likely be overstating the case.
2007-09-30 02:01:24 · answer #4 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋