[-] Dragon@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

I mentioned examples. I don't know of any counter-examples.

[-] Dragon@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Why what happened? As far as why Anarchists were attacked by communists, it is ppssible the USSR was more interested in developing a strategic ally than simply fighting Fascists. As far as why Franco won, I think the biggest reason was his much greater international support from Germany, Italy, and even American corporate powers.

[-] Dragon@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

I don't know how the war would have gone if those events hadn't taken place, but it seems to have undermined the strength of the popular front. And from what I've read the anarchists were sufficiently organized. The type of Anarchism popular amongst the Spanish was a syndicalist strain very different from the hyper-individualism people expect from anarchists today.

[-] Dragon@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not sure they did, at least not preemptively. Do you have examples?

[-] Dragon@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

USSR-aligned groups, where they had power in Spain, in many instances used that power to imprison, smear, and seize weapons from, and attack non-USSR-aligned groups. You can look up José Cazorla's anti-subversion measures in Madrid, or PSUC's attacks on POUM during the Barcelona May Days.

[-] Dragon@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 weeks ago

The Spanish Civil War wasn't anarchists vs fascists. There was a popular front that included anarchists, socialists, communists, liberals. The USSR-associated groups made a grab for power over the anarchist factions, which can't have helped the war effort.

[-] Dragon@lemmy.ml -2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

the Anarchists of the Spanish Civil War got absolutely ~~rolled~~ betrayed by the well organized and disciplined ~~Fascists~~ Communists

FTFY

[-] Dragon@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

She claimed to be super progressive left in 2016 and 2020 during the presidential elections. She then endorsed Biden then trashed Biden and endorsed Trump. She clearly just wants a cabinet position with someone.

[-] Dragon@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago

He rapes but he saves

[-] Dragon@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Can you explain why you think this, and also explain how you reconcile that opinion with his decision to move to Spain in the 1930s to fight Franco?

[-] Dragon@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Are you calling Orwell a fascist figure? He risked his life fighting fascism.

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