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Brendan O'Neill says Ireland’s identification with Gaza reflects a ‘victim nation’ narrative
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Ireland Is The Victim Country of The World - Brendan O'Neill
What was said
"No one in the Republic of Ireland has been colonized or famished for more than 100 years. This is history. It's like a form of cultural appropriation or really historical appropriation."
Brendan O’Neill argues that Ireland has developed what he calls a “victim culture”, saying references to famine and British rule are being repurposed in present-day arguments despite, in his view, those events being long past. He cites remarks he attributes to Irish musicians who pulled out of Ed Sheeran’s US tour, and says claims of modern “colonisation” or “famine” in the Republic of Ireland are historically illiterate.
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- Speaker
- Brendan O'Neill · guest
- Programme
- Triggernometry
- Episode
- Ireland Is The Victim Country of The World - Brendan O'Neill
- Clip time
- 0:32
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