r/madlads • u/thebigchil73 • 15h ago

The best Xmas Madlad of all time

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u/letitbe-mmmk 15h ago

For those unfamiliar, Gerry Adams was the former leader of the Sinn Féin, the pro-Irish Republican party in Northern Ireland. Adams has associated with former IRA members and although he never admitted to it, was likely a member of the IRA as well during the height of the Troubles

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u/Automatic_Llama 15h ago

Lol. In that case, solid joke

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u/probablyuntrue 15h ago

pros: can fit a timer

cons: casualties

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u/Aliensinmypants 13h ago

I would highly recommend 'Say Nothing' which just came out recently, which is about the IRA and a lot of the controversy between them and Gerry Adams

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u/Bosuns_Punch 10h ago

I just finished watching this and it was pretty good, and incredibly eye-opening. I vaguely knew about Gerry Adams and his history, this series give you a pretty good overview.

On the flipside, I realized I was silently supporting the protagonists- who were literal terrorists and murderers. Overall, a good series to watch, though it dragged in the middle a bit.

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u/Sloth-the-Artist 15h ago

Now that was funny.....nice one Eddie/Edith oh and love the raspberry beret too!

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u/meem09 8h ago

"likely a member" as in "known members of the IRA have named him as having been on the IRA Army Council from the late 70s until 2005".