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7. But it is a logical fallacy.

Thu Apr 18, 2019, 11:42 AM

Apr 2019

Whataboutism.

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Glasgow re-routes Protestant order's Easter march to avoid Catholic churches [View all] trotsky Apr 2019 OP

Ecumenism? Not hardly. MineralMan Apr 2019 #1

The English transplanted the Irish and the Scots guillaumeb Apr 2019 #2

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

Marching with banners is hostile, aggressive, and militaristic. lindysalsagal Apr 2019 #23