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"Spain was razed to the ground during the Civil War [...] same goes for Germany indeed" I wouldn't say that Spain was "razed to the ground" compared to Germany

• arcturus17 5y ago
  Yes, it is an exaggeration while in the case of Germany it’s literal (though in Spain, a few towns were razed, and many were heavily shelled) People eating cats and rats off the streets is not an exaggeration however - there is abundant oral testimony to support that. The point is that the damage hardly justifies talking about economies who live off inherited wealth, in either case.
  • anthk 5y ago
    There is an old saying in Spain meaning "they scammed you": Te han dado gato por libre (They gave you cat -meal- as hare). So, yes. after the civil war and Francoist repression Spain was utterly crushed down.
    • kgwgk 5y ago
      The use of that expression goes back several centuries, it has nothing to do with the war.