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LightHorseman said:That, and Franco was a dictator who ruthlessly oppressed his opposition,
You mean the 'opposition' which slaughtered Priests and Nuns, and burned Catholic churches to the ground?
marginalised and brutalised minorities,
Yes, such as when he welcomed thousands of Jews into Spain to spare them persecution in Nazi France.
and was on first name terms with Hitler and his top staffers, so much so that the German Army virtually won the civil war for him.
That was well before anyone knew of Hitler's genocide. You should know this. Also, you should be aware that Franco (unlike Mussolini) refused to enact anti-Semitic policies in his country. He was a friend to the Jews.
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