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It would have never been allowed by the US and the west.
https://www.workers.org/marcy/cd/samport/port/port02.htm
An interesting read and also gives a little more context. There was literally an US aircraft carrier at the gates of Lisbon, in case the country had the intention to become a communist one.
The guns and armor of the American aircraft carrier Saratoga stood out menacingly within sight of Commerce Square, opposite where most of the workers had assembled. This had to arouse the greatest indignation, not only from the demonstrators but from all Portuguese workers, especially when one remembers that the CP itself has stood out so long and undeviatingly against NATO. Yet one must wonder-how could the Armed Forces Movement agree to the participation of Portuguese naval units in an exercise which involved simulated bombings of central Portugal? And how can the Provisional government at this very late date still be a member of NATO, especially when the Pentagon has contemptuously barred the Portuguese armed forces from any so-called secret NATO material?
Hey everyone!
Just wanted to share about last weekend, where the Avante! took place. Itβs an anual party that celebrates liberty, the revolution of β74 that put an end to the fascist dictatorship and the colonial wars, and also promotes the values of socialism and communism. It is also one of the biggest cultural festivals in Portugal.
More than 100 thousand people attended the event, from the country and overseas, where alot of countries were represented as well, via their communist/socialist parties, such as (but not limited to) China, Cuba, Angola, Brazil, Vietnam.
It was three days of debates, music and art that do create some sort of hope in this dystopian world of neoliberalism policies and thought.
Hopefully this gives out some glimpse of good vibes and breaks the doomerism that is so easy to set into when we see the world as we do. Have a great week!
Happy 50th birthday of the fall of the fascits regime in Portugal, comrades πΉ