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Uprise RadioMissiles for the Masses Part 3Part 3 of Missiles for the Masses focuses on the development of the mythos of ANZAC Day, and how this ties into the 28 Articles of Counterinsurgency, outlined in military field guides. Mercedes and Abi discuss the fabrication of nationalist narratives as an attempt by settler-colonies to legitimise the occupation of First Nations lands, and the expansion of militarism. The politicisation of the ANZAC mythos is analysed historically in the context of defence build up, the bicentennial of 1988 and the normalisation of militarism through events like the Avalon Airshow. 2021. Munro, D. History Wars: The Peter Ryan – Manning Clark Controversy. ‘The Australian History Wars’...2025-03-0500 min
Uprise RadioMissiles for the Masses Part 2 15/01/2025Missiles for the Masses Part 2: Counterinsurgency and the MediaIn Part 2 of the exploration of counterinsurgency, Mercedes and Abi discuss the rhetorical and linguistic devices that the media and state employ to build the legitimacy of the state, delegitimise resistance and justify expanding militarism. There is a particular focus on phrases used by the media and the government. The two-fold nature of such devices is explored in how they attempt to separate activists and movements from the broader public, whilst justifying state-sanctioned violence.Recommended reading:‘Stigmatising narratives and implications on the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and as...2025-01-1500 minUprise RadioMissiles for the Masses Part 1 01/01/2025This is the first part of a multipart series called Missiles for the Masses. Missiles for the Masses is a multi-part series exploring counterinsurgency and its various uses against liberation and protest movements across the globe.In the first episode, Mercedes and Abi give an overview of counterinsurgency and the ways it is used by the state, as well giving a brief history of the development of counterinsurgency in different national contexts as a method of suppression of popular, anti colonial uprisings. Recommended reading:Sakai, J. 2023. The Shape of Things to Come. Williams, K., Munger, W. & Messersmith-Glavin, L. 2013. Life During War...2025-01-0100 min