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42. I used to live in Spain before 1975, and that is exactly right.

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 02:41 AM

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It helped that Franco had no heirs groomed to follow him, and that King Juan-Carlos had no real royal aspirations.

Spain had had enough of being a fascist relic, and wanted to move on. And so they did.

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Violence, and lots of it. BannonsLiver Jan 2025 #5

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