Scientists have identified the potato pathogen that devastated Ireland (2013)

Post by projektfu » Fri, Jul 14, 2023, 12:57 AM UTC

mistrial9 wrote: post #98

projektfu wrote: post #87

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It depends a lot on how poor one was. Some had extreme diets of potatoes and milk or buttermilk with rare variations. Others incorporated oats and other vegetables and meat when they could afford it. But the best stuff was taken for sale in Britain. Imagine 6-12 lbs potatoes and a cup or two of milk, day in, day out! https://www.dochara.com/the-irish/food-history/food-in-irela... Colonialism is miserable.

did you omit meat products for a reason?

Post by saagarjha » Sat, Jul 15, 2023, 12:48 PM UTC

p-e-w wrote: post #85

saagarjha wrote: post #71

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Well you can also have average Americans who think they have no business taking responsibility after it happens, since it wasn't something that concerned them, and nothing ends up done in response to it happening. Or you can note that some people did horrible things under the banner of your country and accept it as such, vowing to never let it happen again and holding those directly involved in the decision to accoun…

> Or you can note that some people did horrible things under the banner of your country and accept it as such, vowing to never let it happen again That requires having the power to keep it from happening again. Without that, such "vows" are meaningless moral posturing.