Beyond disgusting. Franco saved the nation from - LITERALLY - being handed over to Stalin.
AND - he kept Spain from being devastated in WW2.
He is absolutely one of the truly heroic figures in the bloody history of Spain and the 20th Century in general (much like Gen Pinochet was in Chile).
The Marxist SCUM that is driving this is not worthy to shine his boots.
Franco could have helped Hitler win, but he didn’t.
If Franco had allowed Hitler in to seize Gibraltar, Hitler would have been able to bar Allied access to the Mediterranean.
Thanks to Vladimir Putin and his loyalists in the West (plus some horrid precedents set by our own F.D.R during the war) the horrors and atrocities of Stalin and the Soviets have been overshadowed (and in some cases justified) by Stalinist Russia's contributions to the Allied efforts against Hitler.
from what I read, there were many splinter groups pulling Spain apart when Franco stepped in...he did literally bring the country together...
“He is absolutely one of the truly heroic figures..”
As an American, I’m not going to lionize an actual Fascist dictator just to spite a communist dictator/movement I hate just as much.
The real hero was Jun Carlos for putting an end to the strife.
you said
Beyond disgusting. Franco saved the nation from - LITERALLY - being handed over to Stalin.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
But that is no where near my understanding of the situation. And I have done a considerable amount of study on the matter. In fact, I have even been to that exact church where Franco is buried and stood outside the red velvet rope that marks his burial site. And I have seen Spaniards move the pedestals that hold the rope over a few feet so they can “stand on his grave”.
As recently as 15 years ago Spain was deeply divided about whether Franco was good for that country. But he certainly was no Abraham Lincoln.
I believe he was a despicable, cruel and sadistic tyrant who was guilty of what are now called “war crimes”. He was able to make enough of a deal with the U.S. to ensure his autonomy.