The Red Brigades

The Red Brigades

Was Aldo Moro’s murder the beginning of the end for the Red Brigades?

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Discover the violent history of Italy’s Red Brigades, the far‑left guerrilla group born out of radical student and worker unrest in the 1970s. From propaganda kidnappings to urban assassinations, explore how their campaign ultimately collapsed under public outrage and state crackdowns.

Ep 1:

A Nation Held Hostage

Aldo Moro's abduction plunges Italy into crisis, launching our deep dive into how student radicals and disillusioned workers birthed the Red Brigades amid Italy's fractured postwar contradictions.

Ep 2:

From Classrooms to Clandestine War

Idealistic militants abandon normal life for total clandestinity, escalating from factory sabotage to political assassination as the Red Brigades evolve through four increasingly violent phases of terror.

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Landon

Level 4 · 8 mo ago

Sawyer says we don't know if the CIA was involved but come on. Moro literally told people he knew about US spies in the group. It seems pretty obvious they let it happen to stop the compromise lol.

Martha

Level 9 · 8 mo ago

bro calling them paranoid is wild when the state was literally bombing people first??

Sidney

Level 9 · 8 mo ago

That location was SYMBOLIC

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