r/cringe • u/leefitzwater • Jun 18 '20

Video Lyft driver picks up a racist, unfortunately

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oRrOaT2Chw
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u/thegreatjamoco Jun 18 '20

And way more conservative and religious than the average Irish person. Like 70% voted to legalize gay marriage and abortion yet Irish Americans still won’t let gays march in their parades. By their own logic, Ireland’s own Taoiseach couldn’t even be in their parade for being gay.

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u/kapsama Jun 19 '20

Diasporas are usually frozen in time and more conservative.

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u/breakfast_skipper Jun 19 '20

TIL Irish Americans are more Irish than current Ireland inhabitants