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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
The IRA never accepted outsiders, they were like the Mafia, as such while their philosophy was massively attractive to rebellious lefties in the late 60's and seventies there was never any way to join or ally with them unless you were born and bred catholic Irish, within that small group they vacuumed up every single possible recruit.
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There was no IRA to speak off in the 60s. Unless you are referring to the stickies.
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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
If you grew up in left wing circles in the 70's though you had pictures of Che and Bobby Sands, the Black Panthers on your walls,
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No-one had heard of Bobby Sands in the 70s.
