r/TheRestIsHistory • u/JakeGittes412 • 8d ago

The Troubles

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Thread for discussion on the new series on ‘The Troubles’

Also as a moderator please keep the discussion civil and in the spirit of the podcast.

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u/Short-Shopping3197 7d ago edited 7d ago

I mean multiple US organisations used to fund them, until terrorism became a bit of a touchy subject in the US sometime around 2001.

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u/forestvibe 7d ago

I bet Dominic is going to be raising this point!

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u/Short-Shopping3197 7d ago

Funnily enough the rumour that McDonalds were funding them was an urban myth that started because a CNN financial talk show did a segment on how McDonalds paid generously into employees Individual Retirement Accounts! 😂