Generalisimo Francisco Franco, an ally of Hitler and Mussolini, came to power in 1939 after a bloody civil war. He then ruled Spain for 36 years, killing and imprisoning his enemies, retarding Spanish economic progress, mistreating Spanish colonies in Africa, and ruling Spain with an iron fist. He died in 1975, 50 years ago.
I was in Spain in 1979, four years after his death. It was an exciting time. The bookstores were selling books by Marxists and Socialists And Feminists. I stopped in at a local Socialist Party headquarters and got a huge poster, which I still have. Spain was free and democratic, the country was vibrant, and people were happy.
Now I read that many young men in Spain admire Franco and long for the type of tyrannical leadership he provided. I think this must be some mental aberration on the part of young men. The same thing seems to be happening in the U.S. where young men like tech bros and Proud Boys and followers of Charlie Kirk think it is manly to be racist and “tough.”
Get a grip, guys. You are not “masculine.” You are like sad little boys trying really really hard to be grown up men.
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