tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post5165831098292011745..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Kicking In The Rotten DoorTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-90016490351649742722011-01-29T13:25:11.440+00:002011-01-29T13:25:11.440+00:00You are, of course, correct.
The path of true peda...You are, of course, correct.<br />The path of true pedantry never does run smooth.Dandlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052898429931812213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-5789588354946776922011-01-29T09:31:39.979+00:002011-01-29T09:31:39.979+00:00I also apologise for being pedantic: the Carnation...I also apologise for being pedantic: the Carnation Revolution was in 1974, not 1975.Tim Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-87964687974834847712011-01-28T17:13:42.895+00:002011-01-28T17:13:42.895+00:00On the big points, I am sure you are right, but - ...On the big points, I am sure you are right, but - and I apologise for being pedantic - Antonio Salazar died in 1970. It was his successor, Marcelo Caetano, who was overthrown in the 1975 revolution.<br />...and Franco wasn't overthrown by a people's revolution either. He designated King Juan Carlos as his successor and the King, to his credit, immediately declared his wish to be a consitutional monarch in a democracy not a despot.Dandlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052898429931812213noreply@blogger.com