When choosing between evil and evil, you can always choose good(franco debate)

[Incongruous]

My point was that the choice wasn't just between fascism and communism. People knew about democracy, they knew about freedom. They could've fought for it. Just like both Franco and the communists could have done. There was nothing forcing anyone to become murderers, they became that because they wanted it.

No HoreTore, you selected a quote of mine which was talking most specifically about the Spanish peasants, no one else. Just becasue they new democracy was "invented" does in no way mean hey could have supported it. It was not he democrats holding the big guns and threatening them with death...

A bit like the commies in Russia.

[Samurai Waki]

Well, saying Franco was a Fascist is a little misconstrued. Yes, he was a bastard that intentionally and willingly fought and thereafter persecuted the Republicans (White Terror). However, he also probably saved the Country the headache of having to deal with the Germans, which Spain at that point could not have dealt with, so inevitably a Fascist was going to be in power, its the difference between Franco's "Fascist Light" and Nationalist Socialist. He also walked the tight rope pressure of both Nazi Germany and Italy from entering the war (Volunteering the Spanish Blue Company to fight for the Germans on the Eastern Front seemed a good assurance he wasn't working against them), but he didn't agree with the holocaust, and gave home to thousands of Jews fleeing from France (in secrecy of course) so his intentions weren't terrible, just poorly executed. And at the end of the Dictatorship, he did give the Country back to the King, who he knew was going to establish democratic power again. However, I in no way could ever condone his actions.