[Craig-E]

A lot of what made the Irish stick out at the time of their mass migration was religious- America was/is overwhelmingly Protestant, and Catholics were not loved to say the least. Most Irish that came over lived in the lower economic segments with manual labor, breaking the frontier, and soldiering the main jobs available. They were basically in competition with Negroes scratching out a living on the bottom rung. (We used to be one of the ‘undesirables’ the KKK rallied against) What turned it around for the Irish is the loyalty levels amongst the demographic, allowing it to become an effective voting bloc. The deep oratory tradition among Irish led to a natural affinity in politics and the arts. There is also a strong belligerence in the traditional Irish temperment, which made us the core of some the the first street gangs ever formed in America. We can fight as bar brawlers, but we never had the organization of the Romans or Germans hence never the military power of other European nations.

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Name : Craig-E, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 36, City : Tampa, State : FL, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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