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[ChairmanPoo]

Unfortunately that is how the situation is seen abroad as well, or at least here in Sweden, and how it is reported in the media during the most recent Catalan referendum event. Most people here are completely unaware that Spain was in a nationalistic/fascistic dictatorship until what 30-40 years ago and that said dictator tried to destroy the other nations. They think of "Spanish" Spain as the Whole Of Spain and thus see the issue as "multicultural spain vs nationalists" and don't realise is a question of Castilian nationalism vs Catalan nationalism.

I think Franco was just one of the latest examples. If you look back in time you see things becoming heated every 50 years or so, for the last 500. 

[MrRoboto75]

Unfortunately that is how the situation is seen abroad as well, or at least here in Sweden, and how it is reported in the media during the most recent Catalan referendum event. Most people here are completely unaware that Spain was in a nationalistic/fascistic dictatorship until what 30-40 years ago and that said dictator tried to destroy the other nations. They think of "Spanish" Spain as the Whole Of Spain and thus see the issue as "multicultural spain vs nationalists" and don't realise is a question of Castilian nationalism vs Catalan nationalism.

I think Franco was just one of the latest examples. If you look back in time you see things becoming heated every 50 years or so, for the last 500.

Jews are almost always hated by somebody throughout history tho

[Kagus]

Jews are almost always hated by somebody throughout history tho

Well of course! They're the chosen people! That's why everyone picks on them.

[ChairmanPoo]

Unfortunately that is how the situation is seen abroad as well, or at least here in Sweden, and how it is reported in the media during the most recent Catalan referendum event. Most people here are completely unaware that Spain was in a nationalistic/fascistic dictatorship until what 30-40 years ago and that said dictator tried to destroy the other nations. They think of "Spanish" Spain as the Whole Of Spain and thus see the issue as "multicultural spain vs nationalists" and don't realise is a question of Castilian nationalism vs Catalan nationalism.

I think Franco was just one of the latest examples. If you look back in time you see things becoming heated every 50 years or so, for the last 500.

Jews are almost always hated by somebody throughout history tho

The hell are you talking about?

[Kagus]

Unfortunately that is how the situation is seen abroad as well, or at least here in Sweden, and how it is reported in the media during the most recent Catalan referendum event. Most people here are completely unaware that Spain was in a nationalistic/fascistic dictatorship until what 30-40 years ago and that said dictator tried to destroy the other nations. They think of "Spanish" Spain as the Whole Of Spain and thus see the issue as "multicultural spain vs nationalists" and don't realise is a question of Castilian nationalism vs Catalan nationalism.

I think Franco was just one of the latest examples. If you look back in time you see things becoming heated every 50 years or so, for the last 500.

Jews are almost always hated by somebody throughout history tho

The hell are you talking about?

Those sneaky Jews, and how they infiltrate themselves into everything... Including discussions that don't involve them!

[Rockeater]

Unfortunately that is how the situation is seen abroad as well, or at least here in Sweden, and how it is reported in the media during the most recent Catalan referendum event. Most people here are completely unaware that Spain was in a nationalistic/fascistic dictatorship until what 30-40 years ago and that said dictator tried to destroy the other nations. They think of "Spanish" Spain as the Whole Of Spain and thus see the issue as "multicultural spain vs nationalists" and don't realise is a question of Castilian nationalism vs Catalan nationalism.

I think Franco was just one of the latest examples. If you look back in time you see things becoming heated every 50 years or so, for the last 500.

Jews are almost always hated by somebody throughout history tho

The hell are you talking about?

Those sneaky Jews, and how they infiltrate themselves into everything... Including discussions that don't involve them!

Muhahahaha, our plan is working

[Hanslanda]

Well, I'm going to back away from this conversation slowly.

[Dunamisdeos]

Well, I'm going to back away from this conversation slowly.

*holds back door open, motions frantically towards it while making shushing gestures*

[Greiger]

* Greiger coughs and changes the subject.

Just a fun question, do you guys have states in your country that people make fun of? Like, here in Brazil, we have a state called "Acre" which is waaaaaaaaaaay to the west, it's so far that we say evolution haven't reached them yet, and so, they still have dinosaurs.

You know how minor news articles will sometimes call people [location] man/woman?  Well I live in Florida and we have one of the best of them.  Florida Man america's greatest superhero.   Reddit link

[Dunamisdeos]

Florida Man, Florida Man,
Does whatever,
He can get his hands on then ramps your cat with with a tricycle.

[EnigmaticHat]

Unfortunately that is how the situation is seen abroad as well, or at least here in Sweden, and how it is reported in the media during the most recent Catalan referendum event. Most people here are completely unaware that Spain was in a nationalistic/fascistic dictatorship until what 30-40 years ago and that said dictator tried to destroy the other nations. They think of "Spanish" Spain as the Whole Of Spain and thus see the issue as "multicultural spain vs nationalists" and don't realise is a question of Castilian nationalism vs Catalan nationalism.

I think Franco was just one of the latest examples. If you look back in time you see things becoming heated every 50 years or so, for the last 500.

Jews are almost always hated by somebody throughout history tho

What prompted this tho?  It seems unrelated to the conversation everyone else was having.

[Teneb]

Yeah, it was about Iberian peoples and the perception by outsider that's they're just whining whenever the Castillians decide to get authoritarian and suddenly "a lot of people hated jews". A misunderstanding of what was being discussed, perhaps?

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[NJW2000]

And anyone who contradicted him, naturally.

And the noble Asturian wolf. Though wolves in Spain are making a comeback.