Constipation and Political Unrest

I haven't been able to figure out what the title of the article referenced below was, since I can't find archived copies of Blackwood's magazine from the 1970s. The hypothesis, "that a fundamental cause of the violence... in Irish politics may well be constipation," is strange. It might make one wonder about the role of constipation in other conflicts around the world.

The Melbourne Age - Sep 30, 1976

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Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 17, 2023
Category: Violence | War | Vegetables | 1970s

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It might be a joke, since all British are reputedly "constipated".

Posted by Yudith on 11/18/23 at 07:29 AM

Sound like something Alan Abel would come up with. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Abel

Posted by ges on 11/18/23 at 08:53 PM

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