Not trying to win anything here just trying to provide context and help people understand and reach their own conclusions.
Because I’m sure that this concepts of having a king appointed by a genocidal dictator, being beaten by the police for no apparent reason, keeping people in jail without trial, condemning people for “terrorism” without credible evidence, may be out of place in a real democracy but are better understood in the mindset of a dictatorship that was forced to transition but was allowed kept its essence.
I encourage anyone to investigate, don’t take my word for it. I was also surprised and ashamed that the fascist were allowed to continue in power in Spain inside the “democracy”. You will soon realize that the dictatorship power structure was essentially transitioned to the current system. The genocide of the dictatorship was not investigated or tried. The key people in the government were kept in place. Go check their names.
The dictatorship members created their own party (first AP, now PP). The families that extracted the riches of the country getting advantage of war crimes and repression where allowed to keep it all and continue to exert their influence today.
It’s not unusual to see members of PP and other parties defend the values of the dictatorship, saying that it was a period of greatness for the country, or even refuse to condemn the dictatorship. Also participate in religious ceremonies to honor the dictator.
And no, I’m not saying that Spaniards are fascists. Just that they are still living in a regime that is the direct heir of a fascist dictatorship. They also suffer injustice and repression.
