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11/07/20

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Originally posted by madamswer: ↑

My people (I’m of Irish descent) were slaughtered in the millions by the English for long periods of time over the course of history.

Despite we Irish being brutalised and exploited by the English, the role models in Irish society over the past decades have strongly exhorted the youth to be forward-looking and to avoid seeing the Irish people through lenses of self-pity or as victims.

I’m immensely grateful of the way my grandparent and parents - and many adults of that generation - instilled a strong work ethic and sense of self-respect in young Irish people.

“Walk on. No one gets free eggs,” is something my grandparents and my uncles used to always say.

It means, “Don’t rely on, or call for, free handouts from anyone just because your circumstances are bad. Instead, look forward and apply yourself to improving your lot in life, without looking for excuses when you fall short.”

I am convinced that the strong cultural discouragement against looking for excuses, or laying blame on others, for poor outcomes, has been a major reason that Ireland is today the successful country that it is - after being an economic backwater just a few decades ago - and why the Irish today tend to punch above their weight around the world in terms of their contributions to society.

And it’s not just something confined to the Irish; Japan in 1950 was impoverished; today its a highly functional and prosperous country.

Ditto for other nationalities who have recovered spectacularly from horrific oppression or economic hardship, such as the Jewish people and the Chinese.

There’s a lesson in there, I believe.

And the largest elements of that lesson involve application, discipline and hard-work, as opposed to constant ruminating on history.

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You just me a graph where japans debt is enormous.
So you aRE SAYING DEBT MEANS PROSPERITY?
Is that right?
So you believe low income earners are like garbage collectors or other councils workers who improve our life are insignificant.
You think we should be all highly paid workers.
Next time you are shopping at your local supermarket tell the worker there that they are insignificant and should improve their position in life.
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