Completely unrelated but I never get to speak to Spaniards, but I just want to say learning about the Spanish Civil War did a lot to push me towards socialism.
Nice.
Most conservatives or enlighened centrists try to use legitimate criticisms of the republic in order to equate them with Franco.
Was it a clusterfuck? Yes.
Were fascists but also probably normal people extrajudicialy killed during the war? Yes
Were communists killing fascists before the war (and viceversa)? Yes
Did some communists attempt a revolution that failed soon in 1934 in Asturias? Yes
AND EVEN THEN, there’s a clear “good” and a “bad” side. Ffs, you can win over even some liberals by pointing out that the communists were a minoritarian party before the war.
Also, some fascists (or idiots) try to justify the coup because a few days earlier a conservative /fascist politician (Calvo Sotelo) was murdered (just like so many other people of all political sides). I don’t know if they believe people had phones back then, but a coup can’t be organized in a few days. What may be true is that the murder helped Franco decide to give support to the coup because he didn’t know what to do before (one good thing i will say about the man is that he was a great opportunist and knew how to seize them), but i would still doubt that.
Typical fascist playbook, cry foul over any wrongs committed by the left while excusing their own bullshit.
