Oddbean new post about login | logout Yolanda Diaz, Spain's labor minister, is using the same technique as the Allies did after World War II. Giving a life salary to the survivors of the “holocaust”, in this case money to the gays who were persecuted by Franco. This caused thousands of holocaust survivors to come out, of course most of them were fakes but they received money, now the same thing will happen if it is approved. By the way, it has been more than 48 years since the end of Franco's regime, I think there are more important things to solve. Meanwhile Valencia sunk in misery, politicians are totally disconnected from reality. https://m.primal.net/Lzhz.jpg https://www.vozpopuli.com/espana/yolanda-diaz-exige-una-paga-vitalicia-de-825-euros-mensuales-para-las-personas-lgtbi-perseguidas-por-el-franquismo.html
Yo apostaría que se lo dan a los trastornados.
Out of curiosity, is there any segment of the population that is nostalgic for Francoist times? I know I saw such nostalgia in parts of East Germany or met folks nostalgic for the USSR but have less exposure to those who were in favor of Franco.
Quite a lot, but keep in mind that Franco was not a communist dictatorship, Franco was a traditionalist right-wing regime, there was much more economic freedom than now and much more prosperity. Under Franco Spain was the 8th world power, now we are barely in the top 20. With Franco there were hardly any taxes paid, to finance himself he used a mixed model of state companies, for example car or truck factories, if you bought a car or truck of that brand it was financed to the regime. Franco built practically all the current highways, including the model of private highways, all the dams, and 8 of the 10 nuclear power plants that Spain has had. In conclusion, Democracy has been the ruin of Spain, contrary to what happened in the communist regimes.
Forgive me. I wasn't trying to compare Franco to communist regimes but rath3r just pointing out semi-recent governments that people are still nostalgic for!
