Sebastian Dubiel, The Independent, January 7, 2017 It was July 1977. Generalissimo Francisco Franco was still dead, but I was alive and well and 29 years old, studying Spanish in Madrid for the summer. Franco died less than two years before, and people were still getting used to living in a democracy after 40 years of oppression. Public gatherings were strictly limited during the Franco period, and people could not even play guitars in their city’s
Very timely Peter. Today I'm pretty sure this piece said Navalny was a staunch "Russian Nationalist, known to use xenophobic language" but now I see that specific phrase seems to have been removed from the piece, so I'm guessing I wasn't the only one who objected to it. Anyway, the point being that it is indeed a fine line.
I can feel it!
Wonderful story!
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Very timely Peter. Today I'm pretty sure this piece said Navalny was a staunch "Russian Nationalist, known to use xenophobic language" but now I see that specific phrase seems to have been removed from the piece, so I'm guessing I wasn't the only one who objected to it. Anyway, the point being that it is indeed a fine line.
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