Radio War Nerd EP75—Sinn Fein's Bullets-Ballots Strategy

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