Merlin MannProbably a good night to rewatch "Bloody Sunday" (Paul Greengrass, 2002)
Apparently, a lot of the paras in Derry that day were actually very worried about their own safety.
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If you're new to learning about The Troubles, you may find this series informative and increasingly familiar.
Spotlight On The Troubles: A Secret History: Episode 3
Chris McElligott@hotdogsladies Speaking of The Troubles, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland is an incredible watch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Northern_Ireland
Flatly unconscionable.
Even though the soldiers had their reasons.
Mike Martin@hotdogsladies very different take - but excellent if you haven’t seen it yet… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Nothing_(TV_series)
@hotdogsladies crikey! I didnt know about the one with doctor who. Adding that to my list. Thx.
You will hate him so much. And you can totally predict which terrible character he is.
Adam Brandon@hotdogsladies https://youtu.be/GuRb9FwpD2I?si=Ii2DyF9I6SJmlse5 not sure if you’re familiar with this or not. There’s a pretty well known song about it. I knew about the shooting, but I didn’t know that they had his funeral on the northern side of the border and walked his body through the checkpoint where he was murdered. This footage kind of blew my mind.
Funeral of Aidan McAnespie, Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone (23 February 1988)
@hotdogsladies also you can go down the rabbit hole watching https://youtube.com/@generaltinhat9204?si=sbCE8f17l-_qJwRA tons of slice of life stuff from the late 80s early 90s.
