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NovelCandid t1_j1jg190 wrote

I, an Irish American, consistently root against English soccer teams on the international stage bc of Cromwell. My friends think it’s weird but I’ve been on a binge researching him, the Long Parliament, colonization of Ireland, Murder of ancestors,etc. A god-besotted dictator, what our “conservatives” wish for this country.

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TheMadSaxon t1_j1lkasf wrote

Your friends are right to think that's weird. That's as stupid as an English person saying they cheer against Italy in football because of the Roman invasions.

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DoctorGregoryFart t1_j1ls3sx wrote

Your old grudges are the very thing keeping us from progressing as a society.

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the_jak t1_j1m6bl4 wrote

He cheers against them in soccer. Y’all are ate up.

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RobertoSantaClara t1_j1qig61 wrote

Him calling it Soccer is probably what's garnering those downvotes more than anything lmao. Nothing gets European football fans more riled up against Americans than that.

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RobertoSantaClara t1_j1qjo7a wrote

Why is this such a uniquely American phenomenon? You never hear about Australians or Canadians of Irish descent being as militant as the American ones, or still identifying with a country they weren't raised or born in for that matter.

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Sabinj4 t1_j1qor21 wrote

You're friends are right.

The Cromwell's were probably of Welsh heritage anyway

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