Comment on Casual reminder

• daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Soviets were the only ones who truly supported the Spanish democracy against the fascist. Every other country, including Poland, turned their back to us while the Luffwaffle was bombing our citizens.

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  • PugJesus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Soviets were the only ones who truly supported the Spanish democracy against the fascist.

    Curious that their backstabbing the Spanish republicans was instrumental in losing the Spanish Civil War for the republican side. Strange kind of support.

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    • daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      What kind of propaganda are you reading in which sending weapons, planes and officers (while all the other countries did NOTHING) is backstabbing.

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      • PugJesus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You’re on Divide By Zero, you should be fucking familiar with how they fucked the anarchists and the Trots, and that most of their ‘aid’ was purchased, not given.

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  • pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemmingway is set during this period. Just a side note.

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    • Heartwotalk@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell would also be a good read for someone looking favorably on the Soviets during the Spanish Civil War.

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      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Wasn’t Orwell a British spy under Churchill and a professional anti-communist agitator?

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• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  IBM and Standard Oil

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