It's more nuanced than that, the UK specifically was definitely cool with Franco, and barred any coup/intervention demands from France (with approval from the US). But yes, we know the end of the story, turns out that """liberalism""" can get pretty cozy with fascists next door, especially when the big red bad guy was looking scary.
Which brings me onto my conclusion : Stalin shouldn't have stopped.
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Europe was also cool with a literal fascist in Franco.
It's more nuanced than that, the UK specifically was definitely cool with Franco, and barred any coup/intervention demands from France (with approval from the US). But yes, we know the end of the story, turns out that """liberalism""" can get pretty cozy with fascists next door, especially when the big red bad guy was looking scary.
Which brings me onto my conclusion : Stalin shouldn't have stopped.