Spanish thugs have brought about prosecution against the humor magazine El Jueves for a satirical article. This shows that the arrogance of Spanish thugs is comparable to that of American thugs. It also demonstrates the repressiveness of the Spanish state.

As the article says, "Just because you're offended doesn’t mean you're right." That applies to any kind of offense.

The assassinated admiral Luis Carrero Blanco was the chosen successor of the dictator Franco, his comrade in rebelling against the Spanish Republic. After they won, their regime killed thousands of prisoners. Killing Carrero Blanco was as legitimate as killing Franco would have been.

Why does the Spanish state punish people for merely joking about this? My Spanish friends say that the right-wing ruling party, led today by Rajoy, is the descendant of Franco's party and includes many people who supported Franco's dictatorship.

Prosecuting people that joke about killing Carrero Blanco is the Spanish equivalent of putting up statues of confederate generals.