[Alter Kaker]

When you have Communists fighting Fascists, who do you root for? Nobody. However, most of the loyalists were not Communists (despite the fact that Communists eventually took over the movement), and many of the rebels weren’t fascists. Atrocities abounded on all sides.

[El Sordo]

Yeah, it makes for quite the mess.

Ever read Orwell’s “Homage to Catalonia”?

[Hoplite]

However, most of the loyalists were not Communists (despite the fact that Communists eventually took over the movement), and many of the rebels weren’t fascists.

When I read Beevor's history of the Spanish Civil War, I was shocked *SHOCKED* to find out that anarcho-syndicalists communes weren't merely just fictional places in Monty Python films.

And now for somthing completely different: A return to a discussion about the violence inherent in the system...