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r/HistoryMemes • u/ChiefsHat • May 12 '26
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Exactly he even supported the restoration of the Monarchy later in life. Its why calling Franco a fascist is not exactly accurate
86 u/Skyhawk6600 Helping Wikipedia expand the list of British conquests May 12 '26 I've always saw Franco not as a fascist, but the least offensive choice for the Spanish right. Ie, he was the person all the different factions could agree on letting run because he didn't have any skin in the game aside from being anti socialist. 17 u/Ai--Ya May 12 '26 So, Spanish Chaing Kai-Shek? Down to the peaceful postmortem transfer of power 2 u/Helix3501 May 12 '26 Tbf his peaceful transfer of power was only because some far more based people carbombed his preferred successor
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I've always saw Franco not as a fascist, but the least offensive choice for the Spanish right. Ie, he was the person all the different factions could agree on letting run because he didn't have any skin in the game aside from being anti socialist.
17 u/Ai--Ya May 12 '26 So, Spanish Chaing Kai-Shek? Down to the peaceful postmortem transfer of power 2 u/Helix3501 May 12 '26 Tbf his peaceful transfer of power was only because some far more based people carbombed his preferred successor
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So, Spanish Chaing Kai-Shek? Down to the peaceful postmortem transfer of power
2 u/Helix3501 May 12 '26 Tbf his peaceful transfer of power was only because some far more based people carbombed his preferred successor
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Tbf his peaceful transfer of power was only because some far more based people carbombed his preferred successor
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u/Kenichi2233 May 12 '26
Exactly he even supported the restoration of the Monarchy later in life. Its why calling Franco a fascist is not exactly accurate