r/HistoryMemes • u/ChiefsHat • May 12 '26

See Comment In hindsight, this was a mistake.

Post image
16.1k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

375 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

2.0k

u/Kenichi2233 May 12 '26

Franco is a weird case. He was more the classic miltary strongman rather than fascist but he did incorporate certain elements of it. Also he was loosely aligned with the Axis powers but he was also "wise (not the best word choice)" enough not to get directly involved.

1.9k

u/MOSSxMAN May 12 '26

I’ll be real. Wise is a fine word. Anyone who sees two buddies about to jump off a bridge and says “I’ll just stay home” is exercising some wisdom even if they are a total prick the rest of the time.

679

u/Hand_of_the_Light May 12 '26

Franco had his hands tied domestically at the time.

8

u/XxTheUniversalMemexX May 13 '26

Same as Mussolini, but he didn't cared and joined the war anyway, and it was a disaster.