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NEW for 10/28: On Franco’s Spain; World Series; Car tires

NEW for 10/28: On Franco’s Spain; World Series; Car tires

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Writer remembers article describing fascist Spain
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Hope the Astros win the Series, and Baker gets a ring
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by · October 28, 2022 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Writer remembers article describing fascist Spain

By Ashley Herndon |  In this election cycle before any of us endorse theocratic proto-fascism as a “good” alternative to our democratic republic, understand a miserably failed movement .

“Spain’s Francisco Franco called himself Caudillo, meaning ‘strongman,’ and once in power, quickly began stripping away social freedoms. Up to the early 1930s, Spain (having overcome some historical terrors,) was among Europe’s most progressive countries.”  

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by · October 28, 2022 · Today's Focus
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