They are all socialists battling to see which version will lead to communism the fastest. The author is a European socialist with an axe to grind. (”Yet they are chained to the diktats of a fascist, clerical regime”). Its a must to identify any opposition as fascist. This is where some people see Iran’s government as fascist, but they are not really; they are an extreme Islamic theocracy (a branch of the Shia 12ers): the koran and the other 5 ‘holy’ Islamic books are their guides. Any resemblance to fascism is purely in someone’s head.
Franco was a socialist whose brand did not appeal to Hitler. The Russians liked the rebels and supplied them with aid and arms as I recall.
Fascism is an Italian invention and it died with Mussolini. Hitler’s version was all mixed up with Germanic pseudo-history and was closer to Islam than ‘traditional’ socialism, which is why so many Islamic countries flocked to his banned and Mein Kampf remains a best seller in the ME.
All you need to know about Socialism, in all its varieties, is summed up by V.I. Lenin: The goal of Socialism is Communism.
Half the Freepers here likely got their history from the History Channel or historical novels.
What prey tell is a boomwercon?
Boomercon is a pejorative term aimed at conservative baby boomers who still believe all the simplistic pablum fed to them by neocons in the Reagan administration. Basically all liberals and socialists are really communists, limited govt is a realizable goal, cutting taxes will solve most problems, everyone deep down wants free market democracy, everything was great until the 60’s, etc.