EPISODE · Mar 13, 2017 · 2H 52M
Radio War Nerd EP75—Sinn Fein's Bullets-Ballots Strategy
from War Nerd Radio — Subscriber Feed · host Gary Brecher
Co-hosts Gary Brecher & Mark Ames
What this episode covers
A deep dive into Sinn Fein's long bullets-to-ballots strategy for gaining power, culminating in their recent surprising success in Northern Ireland elections . . . War Nerd talks about his own personal, painful history as a Sinn Fein activist in the Bay Area . . . Tracing the rise of Sinn Fein & IRA in early 20th c. Ireland, how the urban guerrilla army succeeded against British Empire by losing on the battlefield, before degenerating in victory under De Valera . . . Rise of new generation of young Sinn Fein radicals in late 1960s who put gaining power over doctrinal purity — through bullets and ballots — and how it succeeded . . . Also: Ames on two former Moscow correspondents— David Remnick, and Canadian foreign minister Chrystia Freeland who's now dealing with a Nazi skeleton in her family closet . . . Total time: 2:52:33
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Radio War Nerd EP75—Sinn Fein's Bullets-Ballots Strategy
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