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> ... anarchists allied with trotskyist militias to fight against fascism and authoritarian communism. This is not true. The Soviet backed militias forced Anar
by tuxxy 7y ago
> ... anarchists allied with trotskyist militias to fight against fascism and authoritarian communism.
This is not true. The Soviet backed militias forced Anarchists to either fight for their militias or be part of their purge. The Soviets used force to squash the growing (and large) anti-authoritarian sentiment among the Spanish Civil War Republicans.
- southerntofu 7y agoWell, that's exactly what i meant. Communist militias wanted to annihilate both anarchist and trotskyist militias, so those allied during the street battles of Barcelona. Are we not saying the same thing?