On: “the May Days specifically started when anarchists were fucking around with government telephone calls”

Horseshit, tankie.

“The news of the attack spread rapidly. Informed of what had taken place, the Regional Committee of the CNT called the Ministry of Internal Security on the telephone and demanded an explanation. Who gave the order to occupy the building? It did not come from the Council of the Generalitat, which had never deliberated such an action. After further inquiries, the Councilor of Internal Security, the republican Ayguadé, said he did not know anything about it. In fact, the order to occupy the building that Rodríguez Sala had presented bore his signature….”

Revolution and Counterrevolution in Catalonia – Carlos Semprún Maura

Seems like Azaña’s (alleged) “interrupted phone call” didn’t bother Azana enough to declare war on the anarchists - if such an event ever ocurred at all.

My understanding was that the Republic voluntarily

Right, right… the Republic decided democratically to give all it’s gold reserves to one of the most untrustworthy realpolitickers of the 20th century, eh? You tankies have a weird understanding of the term “voluntary,” too.

They were the only power to support the Republican effort.

Support it or hijack it? Can you tankies actually tell the difference?

Yeah, I absolutely think the Republic

Yeah, I absolutely think the Republic would have stood a better chance if the liberals holding hands with tankies were more interested in fighting the fascists than sabotaging the anarchists.