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Assholes All the Way Down

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Assholes All the Way Down

Tomas Pueyo
Jul 7, 2022
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Assholes All the Way Down

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1. Bolivarians

Some Latin-American leaders have a habit of criticizing Spain for its invasions centuries ago. 

Maybe inspired by that, some Latin-American friends teased me in grad school:

ME: Where are you from?
LATAM FRIEND: I’m from [Former Spanish colony], and you?
ME: Spain and France. 
LAF: Ah! Spanish! Aren’t you ashamed to be the heir of genocidal con…

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