An emotional radio piece on ageing Brigadistas that came over to fight against facists in the Spanish civil war.
I’ve said it many times before, but if you want to read a good book on the Spanish Civil War, then look no further than Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia.
Londinense
10 Oct 06 at 1:08 pm
Yes, very emocional. They were fighting against fascism but they were themselves stalinists that means left fascists. Wonderful lovers of the Gulag. Yes, very emocional. Dan ganas de vomitar…
Ben
10 Oct 06 at 2:07 pm
…como tus comentarios a veces…
Londinense
11 Oct 06 at 12:01 pm
Perhaps, that’s only a question of likes and dislikes, but I couldn’t ever support mass murderers and followers of bloody dictatorships as it seems you do. What’s next here? A
Plaidoyer for Kim Dae-jung, a love letter to Fidel or a prayse of the chinese economic growth or a yes to iranian atom bomb? Ben, por favor, a veces ¡qué horror!
Ben
11 Oct 06 at 2:27 pm
Londinense, amigo mio, me meo de la risa a veces con tus comentarios
Edith
11 Oct 06 at 9:37 pm
George Orwell, uno de los brigadistas más famosos de la guerra civil española, nunca fue un amigo de los comunistas. Odiaba todas las ideologías totalitarias, desde el nacional-catolocismo/fascismo de Franco hasta el comunismo. Escribió dos críticas muy fuertes contra el estalinismo y el culto de los líderes políticos, ‘Animal Farm’ y ’1984′. Soy una gran aficionada de George Orwell y sus ideas sobre la sociedad, que todavía están pertinentes.
Londinense
12 Oct 06 at 11:30 am
Pues, chico, qué lástimita me das y por otra parte me alegro de darte momentos de alegría, pero siento muchísimo que tengas incontinencia. Espero que no te hayas ensuciado, límpiate, guapo. Cuídate un poquitico más, por favor, la libertad ciberespacial te necesita.
eLiNe
12 Oct 06 at 7:41 pm
Your comment is so missplaced in this context that it cant be anything else then a cry for attention
It is amazing that some peolpe even today has the mccarthy- view on communism.
Londinense
13 Oct 06 at 9:28 am
Catch up Stanley Payne’s books on the Spanish Civil War or the Spanish II Republic http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=0300110650 and you will see things a little bit different.
ValenciaSon
13 Oct 06 at 9:26 pm
Cesar’s condition has not changed: constipation of the brain and diarrhea of the mouth.
Que pesadillo!
Edith
14 Oct 06 at 10:47 am
Un artículo breve pero interesante de la famosa foto de la muerte de un soldado republicano, tomado por Robert Capa:
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2006/03/19/sem-hugh.html
Londinense
16 Oct 06 at 11:50 pm
I feel honoured by so much equanimity from the owner of this site. My points of view might be different and I don’t expect anyone to agree but I do expect a little bit of leadership by your side, Ben. I think ValenciaSon has gone too far and if you allow such comments about me, I prefer to spend my time with other blogs. If you are so kind, please, let me know. Gracias.
Ben
17 Oct 06 at 6:35 am
Cesar, guapo, what kind of responses do you honestly expect when you are consistently negative, aggressive, rude etc?
Londinense
17 Oct 06 at 10:57 am
I might be aggressive and from your point of view negative, but I haven’t ever been rude.
The comments about myself doesn’t bother me much, it is only so boring and I just don’t want to waste my time. If you think my aggressive tone is too much for your site, let me know and I can say adiós and cada uno en su casa y Dios en la de todos.
Londinense
17 Oct 06 at 10:59 am
So you can go on with no critical voice to the general sugar-candy comments.
Ben
17 Oct 06 at 11:21 am
You know we like having you here really, but you will have to decide for yourself whether you’d like to stick around or not.
Londinense
17 Oct 06 at 11:48 am
Bueno, ya veo que no te quieres mojar. Muy bien.
En fin. Ya no me hace tanta gracia como antes pasarme por tu página. Espero tengáis la mejor suerte en la nueva etapa que comenzáis ahora. Os deseo toda la felicidad del mundo a ti y a Marina. Ha sido un placer. Cheers, mates!