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Are we a bit to hard on ourselves as a country?

Feisar · 2020-02-17 15:02:18

Are we a bit hard on ourselves as a nation I wonder? 150 years ago we were dying in the ditches, we're not doing that bad in fairness. The rest of our European brethren were colonial powers while we were in pretty bad shape! Look at eastern Europe that many would see as being second tier in some regards, the old money is…

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#32 18-02-2020 3:24pm
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This thread is proving the OP's point. Unbelievable national self flagellation.

And I'm not talking about being reflective/giving constructive criticism. That's something different. I don't espouse grudges towards the British either. It's also good to be self aware of flaws/faults rather than blind to them.

But just... how Irish people speak about Ireland and Irish people. Very post colonial. Also the amount of self analysis/dissection...

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