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To: michael97123 who wrote (34598)	3/15/2004 1:08:36 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) of 793838

Can you tell us a bit more about the philosophy and history of the spanish left. Don't know much about it. Spain since 1936 has had a difficult history--the Spanish Civil War was a tough one and not just because Spaniards are passionate about their politics. It resulted in Francisco Franco being dictator for a long time--surely you remember the old SNL ditty, "..and Francisco Franco is still alive." Or was it dead? A lot of the Spanish hard left--anarcho-sindicalists and such--got wiped out or exiled during the Spanish Civil War. Many ended up in Mexico. I actually knew a couple of these old timers. One was the family barber, a very nice fellow. The death of Franco and of the iron grip he held over many aspects of Spanish society led to a flowering of Spanish popular culture, e.g. Almodovar's films which I doubt could be made while Franco was alive. A very traditional culture, no doubt repressed by Franco, all of a sudden exploded after his death. I think the Spanish had their Sixities experience after Franco's death. But the Spanish are at heart Catholic and the older generation is conservative. This IMO is the dynamic that resulted in Aznar's election and re-election. Will they negotiate with Aq? No. It is impossible--not to mention unwise--to negotiate with those who fervently seek your destruction. OBL and his minions are still ranting and raving about having been booted out of Andalusia in 1492--these nutters actually think a good chunk of Spain belongs to them. Not, they won't negotiate with them any more than Germany or France will. I think that Spain will take a generally softish lean to the left, nothing too serious. I'm convinced that Zapatero's election was influenced in large part by Aznar's inept handling of the aftermath to the explosions. Without a shred of evidence, he blamed ETA, a mistake that the left exploited. He should have kept his mouth shut or blamed AQ as it became obvious that AQ was the culprit. He could have argued that keeping his party in power was necessary in view of the new realities. Blaming his own countrymen was a big political mistake. All my opinion and FWIW.

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