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Irish Geopolitics encapsulated in

Reel. Love it. How about doing 1 for every decling Western Nation sung to their traditional music.

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I unironically think that is a great idea for a revue

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I agree 💯

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Britain couldn't have one because it stopped being British a very long time ago

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Nah - UK is rich pickings for young Walters acerbic wit. I'm Australian and we deserve a good roasting too. How about it Walt? Set to the melody of "Jolly Swagman."

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I genuinely can't think of any good vectors of attack against Australia because I earnestly like you guys! And tbh I see you as even closer to us than Canadians. When you're an American who stays up all night you naturally become friends with tons of Australians.

I don't think it could be anything with Aboriginals or even Chinese bc that would prob just come off as too 4chan... maybe something though about the casual ethnic banter culture I discussed with Mr. Golem in his first episode.

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I immigrated to Israel in 2010. I grew up in England till I was 20. You can find my roast of Israeli society on my stack.

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You’re getting really good at this shit

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Post the transcript - that was a gem!

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[Verse]

Begorrah, see the Saxon lord

With noose and lash he'd have us tame

Till blessed praties grace our board

And Irish seed spreads like a flame

In every cot, praise be to fate,

Our sons are born for Erin’s pride.

The landlords curse each mouth they hate,

But priests keep flames of faith alive.

[Bridge]

Let London's wise men wring their hands,

With talk of limits, nature’s plans.

We’ll plant, we’ll fight, we’ll drink 'em dry—

Then stumble laughing toward the sky!

[Chorus]

So breed on, acushla!

And let Saxon pride decay!

Breed on, mavourneen!

Till Erin claims her day!

[Break]

[Verse 2]

Them bloody praties turned to rot,

While plenty ships lay packed in port.

We starved and keened, and all for what?

For England’s feast. May God retort!

We hit their shores, those Yankee streets,

Fresh off the boats like herded swine.

"Go fight," they said, "in Lincoln’s heat—

That nigger war ain’t yours or mine!"

[Bridge 2]

From coffin ships to railroad ties,

Our kind was worked till death or worse.

"Too cheap to keep," they’d sneer, despise

But breed we must, for life's our curse!

[Chorus 2]

So breed on, ya bastards!

This country's ours to claim!

Breed on, and rise up—

We'll snuff the Brahmin flame!

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

Now listen here, and listen good

The Irish run this godddamned town

Each precinct, local, brotherhood

Sends cash and guns to Belfast now

The hat goes 'round at Sunday mass

"For the old country's troubles," right?

And out of Boston aid crates pass

that make ol' Maggie shake at night

[Bridge 3]

Big Teddy's got 'em by the throat

Pat Moynihan twists every arm

While Tip O'Neil corrals the vote

Think AIPAC, but with twice the charm

[Chorus 3]

So keep it rolling, fellas!

From Southie to Belfast!

Keep it flowing, buddy boy,

Till John Bull breathes his last!

[Break]

[Verse 4]

So I'm at this fahking Irish bah

You know? In fahking Dublin town

Some douchebag tech bro, nice new cah,

He says my accent makes him frown

I says, "We kept the faith for yeahs!

You sucked ya freedom from our tit!

But now you treat us like we're queeahs?

You think you're wicked fahkin' lit!"

[Bridge 4]

You bitch-ass trash tax haven whores

And your retahded EU pride

With London barely out the door...

You just let Brussels back inside!

[Chorus 4]

And it's no wonder why!

We took what we could steal!

You faggots stayed behind and starved

It's us who made the deal!

[Spoken Word]

Ya know what? FAHK IT!

You ungrateful pricks

FAHK IT! FAHK IT!

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You forgot the last line, “you can go back now, d’famin’s over”.

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I left Reddit for Substack: the intellectually engaging to nuclear waste cesspool ratio is far more acceptable to me.

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I'm a British Ultra Orthodox Jew. Why do I love this?

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Jews and Irish are kind of mirrors of each other in lots of important ways.

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Our traditional music is similar.

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yup, klezmer and celtic folk both have those elaborate violin flourishes and the ability to switch on a dime between sad and happy.

IMO it's quite symbolic of an important aspect of the Jewish/Irish mind that makes both groups incredibly talented at performance and rhetoric.

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A Jewish leprechaun doesn't hand out gold. They give financial and legal advice in exchange for food.

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There is a legend that the Irish, at least some of them are descendants of King Solomon.

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