In World War II?

Aye? How did that work out for them?

@@indigohammer5732how’s being a nonce working out for you?

​@indigohammer5732 It never works out well for those who have the courage to rise up against the elites; it doesn't mean that we should stop trying. Without the sacrifice of heroic people like those depicted in the film, child labour would still be rife and we wouldn't have paid holidays, 8h work days, 2-day weekends, minimum wage laws, and a long etc of rights you take for granted. They were all written in labourists blood. Anyway, we rightfully remember the selfless men and women who took up arms to fight against fascism in the last purely idealistic war, the Spanish Civil War, as heroes. That's more than what can be said about cynical, parasitic losers who have nothing better to do than writing flippant comments on KZfaq.

Or you could just read "1984" by George Orwell, for a cultural legacy of making the mistake of fighting for the Spanish Repugnant....

@@TomasFunes-rt8rd Orwell fought for the republic. He never regretted it, he'd be disgusted by the attempt to co-opt his works by scvm like you.

And also that blind idealism leads you nowhere.

@@ahmadm8382 I don't really see where that comes across. More like, "Don't make friends with Stalinists because they WILL betray the revolution."

People when civil wars aren't shown as COD campaigns:

@@ahmadm8382 You missed the point.

​@@ahmadm8382 The person above me is right. The movie takes heavy influence from Homage to Catalonia with the whole point of the book and to a slightly lesser extent Orwell's work in general being that no matter how unlikely the hope is for genuine revolution against those who wish to destroy or corrupt it for their own selfish and totalitarian ends, that unyielding bravery and hope for a better world and willingness to fight for it to the bitter end is absolutely a cause worth fighting for.

Death to all fugging communists, fugghead. This film is one parody about the stupidity of these idiots; what a chaotic group.

I know exactly what you mean. Iraq, 2003.

@@claudeperkins539 You mean because international, democratic troops also intervened against (Baath) fascism, albeit with more success? I can see the common ground, but I think that would be too much of an honour for the USA and its 'coalition of the willingˋ.

This struggle is still going on now. Are you really unaware?

@@tinabraxton4906 Which struggle today do you consider comparable?

As exhibited in this movie, ideology has a hard time with complexity.

@@odiferousmusky1299 No... Ideas have a hard time fighting obfuscation by those who oppose them. As we see here, and has been seen for decades by those who open their eyes to reality, Stalin was never communist. He was just a mad dictator who, in order to achieve power, not only fomented corruption in his his country but also in the ideology of Communism. He was actually a supporter of Fascism in his methods and achievements.

@@Kimdino1 Yeah no he was a communist. One can be a communist and be evil, usually this is the case. He was in the underground resistance to the Tsar.

@@johnnotrealname8168 No, he was not a communist! Communism, as described by Marx & many others requires a classless, stateless & moneyless egalitarian society. So I ask you was Stalins Russia:- a) Egalitarian - Can you explain the leaders of the regime? b) Classless - Can you explain the perks the leaders were given, the limos, dachas etc? Stateless - So can you explain the existence of Russia, Czechoslavaikia, Ukraine et.al? Moneyless - How does the rouble fit here? Much as he professed to be, and the West used the term to describe his regime as such, he was NOT communist. A name does not make the entity. Hitler described himself as a gentle man, would you describe the acts supported by him as gentle? No matter how much I call myself Superman, I will never be able to fly.

I haven't heard from too many comrades from Japan, it's good to see. How is organization and the spread of class consciousness going over there?

Currently, Japan is in the process of decline. Japanese companies that were once famous have lost their competitiveness, gone bankrupt, or been acquired by companies from other countries. Japan, which was second in the world in terms of personal income 20 years ago, has now fallen to 19th place. The current state of the Japanese economy is creating anxiety about the future among the Japanese people. In Japan, nationalism is on the rise in an attempt to counteract the anxiety and disappointment of the people, and xenophobic demonstrations against Koreans living in Japan are taking place in the streets. Currently, the main practical battle in Japan is to silence far-right nationalists who are stirring up nationalism and waging a movement to exclude Koreans living in Japan. Racists, get out! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fqqHm6Sh0dmmf4U.htmlsi=Vra5g9nmt_eYjbvg kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7OgeseAu-CyqnU.htmlsi=zRDKXXZuW6cUuyPE

España e Iberia

​@@Chiquichu61SIM!

No comparison. Read "Homage to Catalonia," which inspired this undoubtedly.

Anything is better than jewwywood shite.

I recommend you read Mine Were of Trouble (1957) By Peter Mant MacIntyre Kemp.

I dream and believe, our day will come

George Orwell’s An Homage to Catalonia covers it, albeit not in loads of detail and it’s more a personal account than anything.

Rudolf Rocker's The Tragedy of Spain might help you out here

This documentary touches upon this subject as well: Ethel MacDonald: An Anarchist's Story - Scottish International Brigades Spanish Civil War CNT kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hauJf62TxNnXoIk.html

Blood of Spain by Ronald Fraser describes the rift in detail if you can follow the alphabet soup of acronisms.

Anything by Paul Preston especially " The Spanish Holocaust".

I think in a way that’s the point is to portray language barriers realistically as well as challenge the audience, motivate them to learn Español as it is an important language internationally, and thus for purposes of solidarity

@@justinanderson617callme I agree with you, but if you are going to get Americans to learn Español to watch this movie, Good Luck!!!

@@davidlafranchise4782 If you don't speak any Spanish then you experience the film the same way David does when he first gets to Spain, and by the end of the film you'll have at least picked up a little. The acting is really authentic, so what's going on in a scene emotionally is quite easy to follow even if you don't know what exactly they're saying.

The original cinema release was subtitled as was the BFI DVD release. Without subtitles most viewers (including me) would not appreciate the brilliant 20 minute scene when the villagers discuss and argue about collectivisation.

The movie is suppose to have subtitles.

If you think Milei is a fascist then you aren't deserving of oxygen

A guy who thinks the climate crisis is a 'socialist lie', wants to ban abortion, abolish (among others) the ministries for women and science, legalise human organ sales, and introduce gun laws that make Texas look restrictive, a guy who supports and is supported by Ted Cruz, Ron De Santis, Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, and Vox - yes, I'd say his fascist credentials are pretty good. So, I don't deserve oxygen? Oh, OK, that's me done, then, I can't possibly win against such penetrating analysis and argument.@@mansendwish

Lol shut up commie😂

@@mansendwish If you want to deny someone oxygen because they called out an authoritarian moron, then maybe you are not one to talk about fascism.

@@wonkothesane4490 They don't deserve oxygen I said. Also how dare you call Milei an Authoritarian when that's exactly who he's fighting against.

A las barricadas

@@davidvillegas3530 thanks

what??

ignorant statement

Bad syntax. Illegible.

Stalin murdered the Bolshevik Revolution first, then made sure the Chinese, the Germans and the Spanish would also fail. True world revolution would have meant Stalin was just another Bolshevik, and he wanted to be Tsar.

Me too. It makes me really hate tankies/people who defend the Soviet model/authoritarian "socialism". They are just as, if not more damaging to the proletarian movement than anti-communists. Viva la revolución! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻

@@joeyj6808 Если бы не Сталин, Вы бы не высказывали сейчас свои мысли. Вас бы просто не было, Адольф сожрал бы всех. Подумайте над этим.

Soviet chatos and international brigades were literally why Madrid didn't fall to Franco. Not to mention the only actual move to the Aragon front was after the battle of belchite, when communist general lister occupied belchite.

@@JSmusiqalthinka authoritarian socialism, you mean socialism?

I don't, unfortunately

Anything by Alan Clarke, Ken Loach.

@@jody1367 thank you!

Matewan about US coal wars.

Kes and Looks and Smiles are a good start! Both Loach films.

Thankfully!

Reactionary..

@Leo I The Thracian the stalinist were pure evil. anything is better. do you know who stalin was?

@Leo I The Thracian of course, but stalin was behind the "republican" side. if they won spain would have became a soviet state dependant of USSR. in that second fase anarchists, liberals and socialists would been eliminated, just as happened in the soviet union.

In what universe does Franco's fascists look like the "good guys" to you?!

@Leo Da Vince And no worse.

POUM wasnt trotskyist