Lanky_Fella t1_itogxsj wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:26 AM

Reply to comment by Potential_Energy_353 in "All Spaniards, we discovered, knew two English expressions. One was ‘OK, baby,’ the other was a word used by the Barcelona whores in their dealings with English sailors, and I am afraid the compositors would not print it." by SlitchBap

Eh not really. People fighting in Ukraine are fighting in the name of sovereignty.

People fighting in Spain were specifically anti-fascists, often socialists. They were seeking either a revolution or changed politico-economic system, where Ukraine is fighting to maintain the same system

inthedark77 t1_itokk6d wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:58 AM

100% this. Not the same at all.

Potential_Energy_353 t1_itord56 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 5:07 AM

And their system is democratic, while the invaders are sent by an actual fascist state

The volunteers I’ve talked to didn’t think beyond “a people have been invaded and asked for help”.

So that’s two levels of similarity