The Spanish Civil War

[deutsey]

I'm reading Homage to Catalonia, George Orwell's account of his experience fighting for the Republic during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s, and found this excellent BBC documentary on the war.

As the first part shows, a lot of the issues that fueled the conflict remain all too relevant today, imo.

[zeemike]

1. "remain all too relevant today"

IMO too.
History repeats itself because it works.

[Dawson Leery]

2. Never forget what the Church of Rome did:

The children of the Republic forced were stolen at birth and sold on the black market.
The Church of Rome saw the Republicans as being unfit parents, so they acted to deny them their rights.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-15335899

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/world/europe/wus-spain-stolen-babies/

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/catholic-chilean-priest-helped-steal-babies-unwed-mothers-church-confirms-article-1.1902589


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/books/review/the-spanish-holocaust-by-paul-preston.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

[Joe Shlabotnik]

3. I read 'Homage' for the first time, this past summer.

I really enjoyed it.

[JDPriestly]

4. Very Interesting. That's history that I did not know. Thanks for posting.