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My grandad fought for Franco, tho' I'm not quite sure how much say he had in the decision... They just bundled him off in the night...
In sharp contrast my mate's family in Madrid fought with the Communists, most of his family were rooted out and executed, brutal stuff...
My dad loves Franco, we fight about that all the time... Not good...
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It's always interesting to hear people's personal stories about these topics. Far too easy to get sucked into a good VS. evil narrative.
On the other side, I remember speaking to an El Salvadorian about why he joined the FMLN to fight. His parents were killed by the death squads when he was a ~12yo. They gave him a gun and food.
As catchy as that would sound in a movie, looked at another way, they groomed a vulnerable child to become a child soldier and removed from his siblings and wider family.
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My great uncle fought for Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
Swings and roundabouts learning about your family history