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		<title>Comment on Cromwell at Drogheda: Two Sceptical Threads by Happy Second Birthday To Me &#124; Never Felt Better</title>
		<link>http://skepticireland.com/archives/889#comment-14825</link>
		<dc:creator>Happy Second Birthday To Me &#124; Never Felt Better</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 12:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on Cromwell at Drogheda: Two Sceptical Threads by David</title>
		<link>http://skepticireland.com/archives/889#comment-13587</link>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you for commenting.

“I have twice skimmed your well written article,and am impressed that you could write so much whilst missing the main historical impact of Cromwell.I understand that it is possible to study history in a university for four years and qualify as an expert in rubbishology due to no fault of the student other than listening to corrupted lecturers.I had the honour of attending UCD,about twenty years later the lights began to switch on and I threw my education into a mental shredder.”

I, as you may expect, completely reject this. My lecturers, the Doctors and Professors I read and consulted, were not “corrupt”. It is an interesting accusation to make. Corrupted how? By who? For what purpose?

“I am not going to mention the main omission which is similar to discussing the crusades without mentioning the Pope or Islam.”

Since this would be like discussing Drogheda without mentioning Cromwell, I’d rather like it if you did “mention the main omission”.

“Slaves.White Slaves. Sent to the West Indies and the US.
Hundreds of thousands of Scottish and Irish.
Red Legs,fair skin burning in the sun,open sores oozing from the infections.”

I can only suppose you are using this kind of language in order to elicit an emotional response. I’m not interested. It isn’t what good historical study entails.

“The first slaves,until it was discovered that Blacks were more compliant and better suited to the sun.”

That’s factually incorrect. The slave trade in black African existed long before the Cromwellian campaign in Ireland, not to mention the enslavement of Caribbean natives.

“The torture and degradation inflicted because Papists were lower than Pagans.”
It is very arguable that Irish “slaves” were treated worse than black “slaves.”

“And finally the Puritan breeding programmes helpfully performed by the Settlers for the comely Celtic wenches.The child of a slave was a slave……”

What?

“It would help explain the lack of bones found around battle sites.”

Are you claiming that the remains of the defenders were “transported”? Aside from that assertion, I’m at a loss to understand what you mean here.

“The main point will “Shiver your timbers” but annoy you that it was never mentioned in your study and research.”

By all means, enlighten me. It’ll have to be a whopper, because every source I’ve cited will have missed it too.

Unless, of course, you actually mean the slavery issue. Is that it? The transportation of Irish natives across the sea? If I didn&#039;t mention it, it was only because it wasn&#039;t relevant to the immediate study of Drogheda and the events that took place there in terms of determining the evidence of a massacre (that is, actual people killed that day), discussing the contemporary rules of war and Cromwell&#039;s conduct during and immediately after the siege.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for commenting.</p>
<p>“I have twice skimmed your well written article,and am impressed that you could write so much whilst missing the main historical impact of Cromwell.I understand that it is possible to study history in a university for four years and qualify as an expert in rubbishology due to no fault of the student other than listening to corrupted lecturers.I had the honour of attending UCD,about twenty years later the lights began to switch on and I threw my education into a mental shredder.”</p>
<p>I, as you may expect, completely reject this. My lecturers, the Doctors and Professors I read and consulted, were not “corrupt”. It is an interesting accusation to make. Corrupted how? By who? For what purpose?</p>
<p>“I am not going to mention the main omission which is similar to discussing the crusades without mentioning the Pope or Islam.”</p>
<p>Since this would be like discussing Drogheda without mentioning Cromwell, I’d rather like it if you did “mention the main omission”.</p>
<p>“Slaves.White Slaves. Sent to the West Indies and the US.<br />
Hundreds of thousands of Scottish and Irish.<br />
Red Legs,fair skin burning in the sun,open sores oozing from the infections.”</p>
<p>I can only suppose you are using this kind of language in order to elicit an emotional response. I’m not interested. It isn’t what good historical study entails.</p>
<p>“The first slaves,until it was discovered that Blacks were more compliant and better suited to the sun.”</p>
<p>That’s factually incorrect. The slave trade in black African existed long before the Cromwellian campaign in Ireland, not to mention the enslavement of Caribbean natives.</p>
<p>“The torture and degradation inflicted because Papists were lower than Pagans.”<br />
It is very arguable that Irish “slaves” were treated worse than black “slaves.”</p>
<p>“And finally the Puritan breeding programmes helpfully performed by the Settlers for the comely Celtic wenches.The child of a slave was a slave……”</p>
<p>What?</p>
<p>“It would help explain the lack of bones found around battle sites.”</p>
<p>Are you claiming that the remains of the defenders were “transported”? Aside from that assertion, I’m at a loss to understand what you mean here.</p>
<p>“The main point will “Shiver your timbers” but annoy you that it was never mentioned in your study and research.”</p>
<p>By all means, enlighten me. It’ll have to be a whopper, because every source I’ve cited will have missed it too.</p>
<p>Unless, of course, you actually mean the slavery issue. Is that it? The transportation of Irish natives across the sea? If I didn&#8217;t mention it, it was only because it wasn&#8217;t relevant to the immediate study of Drogheda and the events that took place there in terms of determining the evidence of a massacre (that is, actual people killed that day), discussing the contemporary rules of war and Cromwell&#8217;s conduct during and immediately after the siege.</p>
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		<title>Comment on We Need To Talk About Jim by Miles</title>
		<link>http://skepticireland.com/archives/605#comment-13572</link>
		<dc:creator>Miles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jim is not a Eugenicist,that makes him tower above you as a human being.
I read the rest of your post and I want to debate you and make you cry for being so nasty,cruel and rude.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jim is not a Eugenicist,that makes him tower above you as a human being.<br />
I read the rest of your post and I want to debate you and make you cry for being so nasty,cruel and rude.</p>
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		<title>Comment on We Need To Talk About Jim by Miles</title>
		<link>http://skepticireland.com/archives/605#comment-13571</link>
		<dc:creator>Miles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nasty poster,probably a Malthusian eugenicist homeless since the Greens were driven over the cliffs.
It is my specialty publicly disemboweling posters similar to the OP,but it is late and they were wiped out,so there are more important people to be tackled.
Let them tackle over population by removing their own relatives before worrying about us junk geners with the strange faces.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nasty poster,probably a Malthusian eugenicist homeless since the Greens were driven over the cliffs.<br />
It is my specialty publicly disemboweling posters similar to the OP,but it is late and they were wiped out,so there are more important people to be tackled.<br />
Let them tackle over population by removing their own relatives before worrying about us junk geners with the strange faces.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Sheep, Shills and Freedom of Speech in the Conspiracy Community by Miles</title>
		<link>http://skepticireland.com/archives/704#comment-13570</link>
		<dc:creator>Miles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For those  normal innocent souls who are wondering &quot; a photo of the Beard&quot;???
He is Mad!
It is the location.
Council on Foreign Relations.
CFR.

If you do not understand or have not heard of it,hold on for the ride of your lives as all your craziest thoughts are proven possible and likely.
One warning to you,there is no coming back after.
Once you research it and see it,your innocence is lost,you can see the shadow govenment and read their papers where they openly tell you that they control almost everything,

Those with patience begin with Rhobes and the Rand Barons.
Milner,Rothschild and the seven wills.
Milners Kindergarden,RIIA ...............follow the trail.

Rhodes?Rhodes Scholar?
Clinton and Obama.......starting to get it?
All political appointments or candidates are vetted by the CFR,</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those  normal innocent souls who are wondering &#8221; a photo of the Beard&#8221;???<br />
He is Mad!<br />
It is the location.<br />
Council on Foreign Relations.<br />
CFR.</p>
<p>If you do not understand or have not heard of it,hold on for the ride of your lives as all your craziest thoughts are proven possible and likely.<br />
One warning to you,there is no coming back after.<br />
Once you research it and see it,your innocence is lost,you can see the shadow govenment and read their papers where they openly tell you that they control almost everything,</p>
<p>Those with patience begin with Rhobes and the Rand Barons.<br />
Milner,Rothschild and the seven wills.<br />
Milners Kindergarden,RIIA &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;follow the trail.</p>
<p>Rhodes?Rhodes Scholar?<br />
Clinton and Obama&#8230;&#8230;.starting to get it?<br />
All political appointments or candidates are vetted by the CFR,</p>
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		<title>Comment on Sheep, Shills and Freedom of Speech in the Conspiracy Community by Miles</title>
		<link>http://skepticireland.com/archives/704#comment-13569</link>
		<dc:creator>Miles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Central Banking,fiat currency and how is money created.They are banned topics on most sites.
UFOLOGY and shape shifting are encouraged.Along with Hitler lives inside the Earth and I met Elvis in the pub,

Any mention of who the beneficial owners of the commercial or private central banks might be, can cause spontaneous combustion of your computer screen.
And NEVER NEVER mention the BIS or who might own it.
That has almost caused an Arctic ice meltdown/

Maybe it is me.But I have never heard a &quot;Marxist or Socialist&quot; mention private central banking or the BIS.

Point of information.Or FF,FG,Labour,Torys,Libs.CPI,RIRA,Opus Dei.

The Shinners and Trots react as vampires to garlic and run away waffling,it is probably my tinhat paronia but it smells.

St Benidict the Mugnanimus Protector of Boys and Holey Places,  Holy Roman Emperor called(ordered?) for a Global currency.Other than that Ron Paul  and a few whackos,no mention of the subject.

When my paronia begins to lessen or I turn on the TV,I look at this pic to re assure myself that everyone is stupid except MOI.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Central Banking,fiat currency and how is money created.They are banned topics on most sites.<br />
UFOLOGY and shape shifting are encouraged.Along with Hitler lives inside the Earth and I met Elvis in the pub,</p>
<p>Any mention of who the beneficial owners of the commercial or private central banks might be, can cause spontaneous combustion of your computer screen.<br />
And NEVER NEVER mention the BIS or who might own it.<br />
That has almost caused an Arctic ice meltdown/</p>
<p>Maybe it is me.But I have never heard a &#8220;Marxist or Socialist&#8221; mention private central banking or the BIS.</p>
<p>Point of information.Or FF,FG,Labour,Torys,Libs.CPI,RIRA,Opus Dei.</p>
<p>The Shinners and Trots react as vampires to garlic and run away waffling,it is probably my tinhat paronia but it smells.</p>
<p>St Benidict the Mugnanimus Protector of Boys and Holey Places,  Holy Roman Emperor called(ordered?) for a Global currency.Other than that Ron Paul  and a few whackos,no mention of the subject.</p>
<p>When my paronia begins to lessen or I turn on the TV,I look at this pic to re assure myself that everyone is stupid except MOI.
<p><a href="http://skepticireland.com/wp-content/comment-image/13569.jpg"><img src="http://skepticireland.com/wp-content/comment-image/13569-tn.jpg"/></a></p>
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		<title>Comment on Cromwell at Drogheda: Two Sceptical Threads by Miles</title>
		<link>http://skepticireland.com/archives/889#comment-13568</link>
		<dc:creator>Miles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 03:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is late.so I am not the sharpest.
I have twice skimmed your well written article,and am impressed that you could write so much whilst missing the main historical impact of Cromwell.I understand that it is possible to study history in a university for four years and qualify as an expert in rubbishology due to no fault of the student other than listening to corrupted lecturers.I had the honour of attending UCD,about twenty years later the lights began to switch on and I threw my education into a mental shredder.

I am not going to mention the main omission which is similar to discussing the crusades without mentioning the Pope or Islam.

Slaves.White Slaves. Sent to the West Indies and the US.
Hundreds of thousands of Scottish and Irish.
Red Legs,fair skin burning in the sun,open sores oozing from the infections.
The first slaves,until it was discovered that Blacks were more compliant and better suited to the sun.
The torture and degradation inflicted because Papists were lower than Pagans.
And finally the Puritan breeding programmes  helpfully performed by the Settlers for the comely Celtic wenches.The child of a slave was a slave......
It would help explain the lack of bones found around battle sites.


The main point will &quot;Shiver your timbers&quot; but annoy you that it was never mentioned in your study and research.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is late.so I am not the sharpest.<br />
I have twice skimmed your well written article,and am impressed that you could write so much whilst missing the main historical impact of Cromwell.I understand that it is possible to study history in a university for four years and qualify as an expert in rubbishology due to no fault of the student other than listening to corrupted lecturers.I had the honour of attending UCD,about twenty years later the lights began to switch on and I threw my education into a mental shredder.</p>
<p>I am not going to mention the main omission which is similar to discussing the crusades without mentioning the Pope or Islam.</p>
<p>Slaves.White Slaves. Sent to the West Indies and the US.<br />
Hundreds of thousands of Scottish and Irish.<br />
Red Legs,fair skin burning in the sun,open sores oozing from the infections.<br />
The first slaves,until it was discovered that Blacks were more compliant and better suited to the sun.<br />
The torture and degradation inflicted because Papists were lower than Pagans.<br />
And finally the Puritan breeding programmes  helpfully performed by the Settlers for the comely Celtic wenches.The child of a slave was a slave&#8230;&#8230;<br />
It would help explain the lack of bones found around battle sites.</p>
<p>The main point will &#8220;Shiver your timbers&#8221; but annoy you that it was never mentioned in your study and research.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Cromwell at Drogheda: Two Sceptical Threads by Cromwell At Drogheda: Two Sceptical Threads (Skeptics Ireland) &#124; Never Felt Better</title>
		<link>http://skepticireland.com/archives/889#comment-10090</link>
		<dc:creator>Cromwell At Drogheda: Two Sceptical Threads (Skeptics Ireland) &#124; Never Felt Better</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on Skeprechauns Episode 8 &#8211; Final episode for 2010 by Tom</title>
		<link>http://skepticireland.com/archives/468#comment-9810</link>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 05:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hehehe  us tuxheads do creep in - gotta admit to being a bit of a novice tuxhead, but still, it salves my irrational .....  well rational for me, hatred of M$  lol more to the point it&#039;s free.

Thanks for the link - looking forward to checking out the casts, been slowly gathering podcasts and enjoying the skeptical and atheistic ones - it&#039;s funny because every time I listen to talk radio, all I can do is yell at them to shut up and play the music, but this I can&#039;t seem to get enough of  hehehe

Cheers again
TTT</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hehehe  us tuxheads do creep in &#8211; gotta admit to being a bit of a novice tuxhead, but still, it salves my irrational &#8230;..  well rational for me, hatred of M$  lol more to the point it&#8217;s free.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link &#8211; looking forward to checking out the casts, been slowly gathering podcasts and enjoying the skeptical and atheistic ones &#8211; it&#8217;s funny because every time I listen to talk radio, all I can do is yell at them to shut up and play the music, but this I can&#8217;t seem to get enough of  hehehe</p>
<p>Cheers again<br />
TTT</p>
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		<title>Comment on Skeprechauns Episode 8 &#8211; Final episode for 2010 by Greg Sheaf</title>
		<link>http://skepticireland.com/archives/468#comment-9509</link>
		<dc:creator>Greg Sheaf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Tom,
There&#039;s always someone who&#039;s a Tuxhead :)
The podcasts, from the very first, are all up at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://skeprechauns.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Skeprechauns site&lt;/a&gt; - each one has a download link, or can be grabbed straightaway from http://skeprechauns.com/wp-content/uploads/Podcasts/ followed with the filename in format EP&quot;number&quot;.mp3 to download via browser. So the latest is http://skeprechauns.com/wp-content/uploads/Podcasts/EP20.mp3.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Tom,<br />
There&#8217;s always someone who&#8217;s a Tuxhead <img src='http://skepticireland.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
The podcasts, from the very first, are all up at the <a href="http://skeprechauns.com" rel="nofollow">Skeprechauns site</a> &#8211; each one has a download link, or can be grabbed straightaway from <a href="http://skeprechauns.com/wp-content/uploads/Podcasts/" rel="nofollow">http://skeprechauns.com/wp-content/uploads/Podcasts/</a> followed with the filename in format EP&#8221;number&#8221;.mp3 to download via browser. So the latest is <a href="http://skeprechauns.com/wp-content/uploads/Podcasts/EP20.mp3" rel="nofollow">http://skeprechauns.com/wp-content/uploads/Podcasts/EP20.mp3</a>.</p>
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