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Andrew T

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
5029 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

Yeah, the military saw them as pretty much insignificant. So much so that while other leftist groups were facing severe oppression, the PCU was actually pretty much left alone. And so when the Union rank and file saw that and turned their backs on the PCU, they ended up turning their focus toward the combative tendency because at least they were doing radical and serious stuff.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

Yeah, the military saw them as pretty much insignificant. So much so that while other leftist groups were facing severe oppression, the PCU was actually pretty much left alone. And so when the Union rank and file saw that and turned their backs on the PCU, they ended up turning their focus toward the combative tendency because at least they were doing radical and serious stuff.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

Yeah, the military saw them as pretty much insignificant. So much so that while other leftist groups were facing severe oppression, the PCU was actually pretty much left alone. And so when the Union rank and file saw that and turned their backs on the PCU, they ended up turning their focus toward the combative tendency because at least they were doing radical and serious stuff.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

And so the unions were under attack from all sides, the police, the military, and even neo-fascist gangs. And the FAU-led combative tenancy was focused on defending these workers' movements from those threats. According to Zazenko, the FAU held a secret congress and formed their own armed wing, the OPR33, which, unlike other guerrilla groups in the region, wasn't a top-down organization.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

And so the unions were under attack from all sides, the police, the military, and even neo-fascist gangs. And the FAU-led combative tenancy was focused on defending these workers' movements from those threats. According to Zazenko, the FAU held a secret congress and formed their own armed wing, the OPR33, which, unlike other guerrilla groups in the region, wasn't a top-down organization.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

And so the unions were under attack from all sides, the police, the military, and even neo-fascist gangs. And the FAU-led combative tenancy was focused on defending these workers' movements from those threats. According to Zazenko, the FAU held a secret congress and formed their own armed wing, the OPR33, which, unlike other guerrilla groups in the region, wasn't a top-down organization.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

Instead, individual cells had the freedom to decide how they carried out missions and which actions they took part in. The FAU still set the overall strategy, but it wasn't about becoming some kind of vanguard. Some of their actions, by the way, according to Sharkey, included bank robberies and factory owner kidnappings.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

Instead, individual cells had the freedom to decide how they carried out missions and which actions they took part in. The FAU still set the overall strategy, but it wasn't about becoming some kind of vanguard. Some of their actions, by the way, according to Sharkey, included bank robberies and factory owner kidnappings.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

Instead, individual cells had the freedom to decide how they carried out missions and which actions they took part in. The FAU still set the overall strategy, but it wasn't about becoming some kind of vanguard. Some of their actions, by the way, according to Sharkey, included bank robberies and factory owner kidnappings.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

Yeah. Well, there were some old school Spanish anarchists within their ranks.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

Yeah. Well, there were some old school Spanish anarchists within their ranks.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

Yeah. Well, there were some old school Spanish anarchists within their ranks.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

So you really can't be surprised.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

So you really can't be surprised.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

So you really can't be surprised.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

Oh, that's beautiful.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

Oh, that's beautiful.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

Oh, that's beautiful.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

That is beautiful.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

That is beautiful.