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Post by lordroel on Jun 23, 2016 16:49:36 GMT
But the referendum was legal, will the communist go against the wishes of the Italian people who voted Yes. Depending on the nature of the Italian communists at the time if they think they can get away with it definitely. I know that later the Italian communists were largely cosntituntional in nature but not sure at this point. Also if Stalin was backing such an idea I suspect he could get at least a part of the party to take violent action then try and drag in the rest of the party and other socialists because of the fear of persecution/suppression of such groups. So it could turn out a much bigger Greece Civil War then. |
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Post by stevep on Jun 23, 2016 17:01:09 GMT
Depending on the nature of the Italian communists at the time if they think they can get away with it definitely. I know that later the Italian communists were largely cosntituntional in nature but not sure at this point. Also if Stalin was backing such an idea I suspect he could get at least a part of the party to take violent action then try and drag in the rest of the party and other socialists because of the fear of persecution/suppression of such groups. So it could turn out a much bigger Greece Civil War then. That might be a possible parallel. It could also mean, if the Greek conflict is going on at this time, that Stalin renages on his agreement and gives support to the communists in Greece. |
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Post by lordroel on Jun 23, 2016 17:03:39 GMT
So it could turn out a much bigger Greece Civil War then. That might be a possible parallel. It could also mean, if the Greek conflict is going on at this time, that Stalin renages on his agreement and gives support to the communists in Greece. If Stalin sees the Americans and British aiding the Italian government who is fighting the communists than that is a good way for him to let the Americans and British that while he can not directly aid the communists in Italy, he is able to aid and support the communists in Greece. |
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Post by spanishspy on Jun 24, 2016 17:34:01 GMT
That might be a possible parallel. It could also mean, if the Greek conflict is going on at this time, that Stalin renages on his agreement and gives support to the communists in Greece. If Stalin sees the Americans and British aiding the Italian government who is fighting the communists than that is a good way for him to let the Americans and British that while he can not directly aid the communists in Italy, he is able to aid and support the communists in Greece. That makes sense. They could also have gunrunning via Communist Greek boats into the Adriatic to support the Italian Communists at Venice. |
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Post by lordroel on Jun 24, 2016 19:52:18 GMT
If Stalin sees the Americans and British aiding the Italian government who is fighting the communists than that is a good way for him to let the Americans and British that while he can not directly aid the communists in Italy, he is able to aid and support the communists in Greece. That makes sense. They could also have gunrunning via Communist Greek boats into the Adriatic to support the Italian Communists at Venice. That is a long way to travel to the Adriatic Sea which the United States Navy and the Royal Navy can block off. |
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Post by spanishspy on Jun 25, 2016 1:00:00 GMT
That makes sense. They could also have gunrunning via Communist Greek boats into the Adriatic to support the Italian Communists at Venice. That is a long way to travel to the Adriatic Sea which the United States Navy and the Royal Navy can block off. Perhaps they could be disguised as civilian ships? |
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Post by lordroel on Jun 25, 2016 9:07:41 GMT
That is a long way to travel to the Adriatic Sea which the United States Navy and the Royal Navy can block off. Perhaps they could be disguised as civilian ships? And they would be boarded for search. |
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