I just recently heard something ridiculous. Okay, my roommate is taking advanced Spanish and in a discussion about some Spanish Civil War one of her classmates said:
Spain has a very violent history. In my opinion, violence in order to fight for rights and power is apart of Spanish culture and is encrusted in their history. For instance, in the Rocenquista and the Inquistion, thousands of people were killed because of a difference in ideas. In the conquest of Mexico and South America, the indigenous people were killed and were subdued because the Spainards wanted power and to control the land. When they had a difference of opinion among themselves, violence was "the solution." I hope that another Civil War doesn't occur, but it is clear that violence is an important piece of their history.
Now...my roommate got half way through this and already I was saying "is this for real?" Basically what this girl just said is that Spanish people are violent by nature, which is stupid because if you were to judge people based on their culture's war history (of all things), then everyone in the world would be violent and irrational by nature. I laughed so hard by the end of this response, especially since this girl believes another Civil War could break out simply because "it's their way."
Oh man, so ridiculous.
