Hi Mary! Interesting you should bring up the comparison between the FLQ and the IRA. This is something that we began discussing early in the research process, and if you go back to our first Open Source post, with the mapping exercise, you’ll see this picture posted (https://praxistheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Quebec-Politics-Photo.jpg) where we laid out some possible comparisons, such as the IRA to the FLQ, and CIA actions to those of the RCMP.
The IRA is a great example in our debate of freedom fighter vs. terrorist. Are they freedom fighters if we can relate to them… if we know people involved, and terrorists if they fall outside of our frame of reference? What are you thoughts?
Glad you’re interested in this process Bridget… and great idea about the listserv. I’ll be in touch!
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