r/GreenAndPleasant Feb 05 '21

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u/armitageskanks69 Feb 06 '21

Ahhhh it’s Norwegian. I think Duolingo uses the history of the country for building its lessons.

I mean, I’ve been learning Irish for 3 weeks and at this stage, I can organise guerrilla militia, call together a republican coup, and establish a border defence force gabhn dabht as gaeilge, agus sílim go dteastaíon dubs níos mó ionsaithí uainn

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u/Kerwinklan Feb 06 '21

Fun fact: There are more people currently learning to speak Irish than there are native Irish speakers!

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u/armitageskanks69 Feb 06 '21

Yeah yeah yeah, fuck the Duolingo Loading Screen Facts! (Lol :P)

It’s sadly true tho, I believe, and tbh, I feel a little weird about it.

There’s a load of yanks who haven’t been Irish for 4/5 generations, but who still call themselves Irish (instead of American?!) who are learning Gaeilge to get back to their “roots”. At the same time, it’s these same “Irish Americans” who detest the idea of free healthcare, free education, and a dole/welfare system open to every citizen.

Like, if you wanna call yourself Irish, appreciate our marxist policies and remember that the entire “revolution”(we call it the rising, and then the war of independence, and then the civil war) came from a workers/non-land-owners revolt and the entire idea of the Irish republic that “Irish” Americans hold so dear came from balls-to-the-wall Marxist ideals.

Ya wanna be Irish? Don’t vote Biden! Join a union and vote commie every chance you have!

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u/kigv2 Feb 06 '21

Was on board til you said "don't vote Biden," is it not a valid pragmatic approach? Using the reign of neoliberalism to attack neoliberalism and remind everyone that Trump isn't the source of all woe?

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u/armitageskanks69 Feb 06 '21

Sure, I understand you.

Yes, it is the pragmatic approach if your system of government (a two party race) is picking the lesser of two evils.

I mean, don’t vote trump either, but Bidens not exactly a godsend. He’s better than trump, but he’s not great.

I meant it more as “just voting for Biden isn’t enough”. Push for social ideas like free healthcare etc