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guillaumeb

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2. The English transplanted the Irish and the Scots
Wed Apr 17, 2019, 08:51 PM
Apr 2019

to exploit division and make it easier for the English to exploit both in Ireland and Scotland.

The English transplanted convicts to Australia.

Very close to my own heart, and roots, the English transplanted thousands of Acadiens from their homes to La Louisiane and brought many Scots and Irish to Acadie after 1770.

Power politics.

Meanwhile, in China, the atheists who control the Chinese Government transplant Han Chinese into Muslim majority Uighur areas for the same reason.

And in Russia, when it was controlled by atheists, millions were transplanted to Siberia for the same reason.

Remarkable how, absent theism, the same actions taken for reason of power have the same results.

But for those who wish to frame and promote a simplistic narrative, they will see only what they wish to see.

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Ecumenism? Not hardly. MineralMan Apr 2019 #1
The English transplanted the Irish and the Scots guillaumeb Apr 2019 #2
Over the years, several people have told me that colonial English "divide and conquer" struggle4progress Apr 2019 #3
And the world is still dealing with those scars. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #5
I figured somehow you'd loop China into this. trotsky Apr 2019 #4
Recognizing historical reality is not a logical error. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #6
But it is a logical fallacy. trotsky Apr 2019 #7
No, you are incorrectly using the term. eom guillaumeb Apr 2019 #8
No, you are. n/t trotsky Apr 2019 #9
Most of the immigration from Scotland was from before the Act of Union in 1707 muriel_volestrangler Apr 2019 #10
Shhhh don't spoil the party... nt uriel1972 Apr 2019 #11
To say the English "allowed and encouraged" ignores reality. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #12
If you mean the clearences of the Highlands... uriel1972 Apr 2019 #13
No, the 1609 plantation: guillaumeb Apr 2019 #15
Did anyone else spot the glaring error? uriel1972 Apr 2019 #19
I did not spot it. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #20
James VI and I used the term, and he is important in that decision muriel_volestrangler Apr 2019 #22
For nearly all of the 17th century, the English were not in charge of Scotland muriel_volestrangler Apr 2019 #14
See #15, and what began in 1609. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #16
Can't blame the English for what happened under a Scot's King... uriel1972 Apr 2019 #17
True, but the English allowed the transplantation. guillaumeb Apr 2019 #18
A moment ago, you wrote 'to say the English "allowed and encouraged" ignores reality' muriel_volestrangler Apr 2019 #21
Marching with banners is hostile, aggressive, and militaristic. lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #23
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