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Yep, Spain was a dictatorship until about 50 years ago, well within many people's living memory. Even worse, why is it a democratic nation (sorta--they still h
by shiroiushi 2y ago
Yep, Spain was a dictatorship until about 50 years ago, well within many people's living memory. Even worse, why is it a democratic nation (sorta--they still have a king after all) now? Because they got tired of living in a dicatorship? No. It's because the dictator got old and died, and I guess they couldn't find a new dictator to replace him.
It shouldn't be any surprise that a nation and culture so tolerant of living in a dictatorship isn't exactly leading the world.
- mejutoco 2y agoFranco designated his successor. It was supposed to be the previous king Juan Carlos. He reinstated the monarchy and became king instead. In terms of getting rid of dictators, you also have to realize that since the Spanish civil war (1936-1939) there was a dictatorship until 1975. That is a lot of time to purge any opposition. Your last sentence is uncharitable and overly simplistic.