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To: epicure who wrote (17172)	6/20/2001 10:01:23 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (1) of 82486

The hunger strikes which made most impact in the UK recently were those of the IRA prisoners in the early 1980's. It marked a sea-change in perceptions of Sinn Fein in particular, and was one of the first effective non-violent tactics since the late 1960's. OTOH my reaction won much applause at school... I kept a log of who was left and how long they had, cheering them on. The strikes also garnered them much support in the US. Had McVeigh struck earlier, maybe these equally idealistic (if individually less prolific) mass-murderers would have had less success... Perhaps their finest moment came bombing the Memorial Day service at Enniskillen (that's the exact equivalent of bombing a Veteran's Day parade), which really sums them up. Hunger strikes don't really impress me unless I already support the cause, in other words... Great PR, but only for the converted. If my reaction's typical, then probably such actions against regimes even less humane than me are futile and ultimately wasteful of protesters whio could be more effective in other ways.

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