Brexiteer asks Twitter for examples of UK 'treating Ireland in an appalling way' regrets it

[bronxiteforever]

Irish Post
BY: Jack Beresford
August 08, 2019

A LEADING Brexiteer found himself inundated with replies on Twitter after asking for 'examples of Britain treating Ireland in an appalling way'. Author and economist Andrew Lilico, who has links to the Jacob Rees-Mogg-led pro-Brexit European Research Group, landed himself in a spot of bother on social media after attributing the looming possibility of a No Deal Brexit to the “failures” of Ireland and the EU.

...Lilico made his fateful mistake “And any examples of Britain treating Ireland in an "appalling" way?” The people of Twitter happily obliged with a deluge of jokes, history lessons and memes covering the many, many examples of Britain treating Ireland in “an appalling way”.

Lucas Bourdon
Well, some tories just suggested to fucking starve them. Also, you weren't much of a listener in history class, were ya?


(((Noah Sorensen)))
— Irish Potato Famine
— Drogheda genocide
— internment
— Bloody Sunday
— Easter Rising executions
— Battle of the Boyne
— persecution of Irish Catholics in the UK
and that’s just the start

Conchubhar Ó'Raghallaigh
“Ireland is a smaller, less important country" - May
"The Irish will shoot each other if there's a hard border or not" - Johnson
"We should leverage potential food shortages in Ireland to get a better deal" - Patel

They're just a few examples off the top of my head

https://www.irishpost.com/news/brexiteer-asks-twitter-examples-uk-treating-ireland-appalling-way-169842


I could not do this article justice. The many tweets are hysterical and brutal.

[Baitball Blogger]

1. And Republicans in America wonder why slave reparations are necessary.

[Tech]

2. Not to mention the many stories passed down through generations of Irish immigrants

to other parts of the world. My 91 year old mom has passed down the stories from her
Grandmother. I laugh with my sister, we both love British shows, but still feel guilty for enjoying them. The Irish runs deep.

[bronxiteforever]

3. +1 And Irish immigrants are spread throughout the world.

Enjoy the shows!The people of the UK are so much better than their government just like I hope we are!

[T_i_B]

4. Ah, Andrew Lillico

A charlatan and a total embarrassment to economists everywhere.

Still, as much as Ireland is a major part of British history, Irish history is largely ignored when people learn history at school over here.

[shenmue]

5. My Irish great-grandparents are probably spinning in their graves