{"product_id":"the-ottomans-helped-too","title":"The Ottomans helped too","description":"Because of this act of kindness, during the pandemic in 2020, the Irish made many donations to GoFundMe campaigns to provide relief for indigenous communities like Hopi and Navajo that were facing high case numbers.  The article is [here.](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/may\/09\/irish-native-american-coronavirus-historic-bond)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOttomans gave £1000 and Irish nobles sent letters of gratitude.  Though in legend it’s said they offered more by British ministers convinced them not to, and that they sent ships filled with aid. However there is little no evidence of any of this and in case of the ships the evidence we do have is that there were no ships at all.  https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskHistorians\/s\/ox4HMQlCGI  Edit: Removed the part about the river being dried after reading the Turkish source that seemed inconclusive.  Not going to get into an argument over the topic of genocide.  Historians, including Irelands own generally conclude that it was not a genocide and I tend to follow their thinking as they make pretty strong arguments for it not being genocide.   Here is an askhistorian post about it that also links to the Irishhistory sub  https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskHistorians\/comments\/xa9t7w\/did_britain_actually_cause_the_great_faminehunger\/\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeirdly found out about this from discussions about Sinners, but its honestly a fact that brings a smile to my face every time I remember it. Two groups, both oppressed, helping each other when they need it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinted on demand by Printify. Ships from the US or UK depending on location.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis shirt is made from responsibly sourced materials and printed using sustainable practices. To care for your shirt, machine wash cold inside-out with like colors and tumble dry low. Do not iron directly on the print.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"Heather Grey \/ XS","offer_id":52311720460625,"sku":"30238144177102156918","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Heather Grey \/ S","offer_id":52311720493393,"sku":"33855951973718446058","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Solid White \/ S","offer_id":52311720526161,"sku":"31547986681883590322","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Heather Grey \/ M","offer_id":52311720558929,"sku":"32086122841623389187","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Solid White \/ M","offer_id":52311720591697,"sku":"55985014826512876231","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Heather Grey \/ L","offer_id":52311720624465,"sku":"25502200642851751252","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Solid White \/ L","offer_id":52311720657233,"sku":"10996479974773961272","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Heather Grey \/ XL","offer_id":52311720690001,"sku":"28795326231603351957","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Solid White \/ XL","offer_id":52311720722769,"sku":"50971142589466087917","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Heather Grey \/ 2XL","offer_id":52311720755537,"sku":"10602416105105951011","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Solid White \/ 2XL","offer_id":52311720788305,"sku":"48966275784316356381","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Solid White \/ 3XL","offer_id":52311720821073,"sku":"16663383312010361336","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0942\/9539\/2593\/files\/16122417766448939324_2048.jpg?v=1762707517","url":"https:\/\/tshirtmemes.org\/products\/the-ottomans-helped-too","provider":"Meme T-Shirts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}