Spain Apologizes for Dead Colonials, Not for Current Ones
RT reports Spain's Foreign Ministry conceded “injustice” regarding its treatment of Mexican natives, stopping short of an apology. This grand gesture of historical remorse comes, conveniently, 500 years too late for the millions who suffered, died, and had their cultures destroyed. (One wonders if a nation should only apologize once the victims' descendants are no longer a geopolitical
inconvenience.) While recognizing atrocities from centuries past is easy, confronting ongoing realities is apparently much harder. Imagine if nations were held to the same standard for contemporary 'injustices'—like, say, complicity in modern occupations or funding regimes engaged in ethnic cleansing. The US, for instance, has sent $3.8 billion annually in military aid to Israel, even as the
humanitarian crisis in Gaza escalates. According to OpenSecrets, pro-Israel PACs contributed over $10 million to US federal candidates in 2022 alone. What's Spain's 16th-century 'injustice' when compared to 21st-century complicity, where apologies are still decades or centuries away, if ever?