i don't think he really could, that's the problem, spain was pretty poor because he was sanctioned by the west and no one wanted to trade with him. he was forced to liberalise the society practically because of this blackmail. but eu and the us are malevolent anti-human organisations, that's the point. franco was literally the best anti-soviet ally they could ask for, but no, they still had problems with him.   eu was created by mutts to keep europe vassalized. if you haven't figured that out by now...
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