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Originally posted by taxwonk
The sacking of villages by Vikings was not quite on a par with the political strategy of engaging in violence with the aim of forcing the existing leadership to take such extreme measures to control violence that it alienates its populace. That is what was done in Israel in the 40s and in Algeria in the 50s and 60s. The political element was a new twist, and one that has been escalating ever since.
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And the Irish in 1920-1921. While I am no historian, I am not aware of these tactics being used before Michael Collins.
