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Derpetology101's avatar

That's good to know: "After all they just let male hunger strikers die." I had just been assuming that they force fed all hunger strikers and only women were singled out for the shock and horror of their lives being preserved.

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George Doremus's avatar

You might be interested in the case of Terence McSwiney.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_MacSwiney?wprov=sfti1

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Derpetology101's avatar

I am. Thanks.

There was a movie about hunger strikes of a similar nature in 1981. It starred Hellen Mirren and was called 'Every Mother's Son'. It's been many years since I've seen it but I recall that it was quite good.

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