There, that oughta show him!

Remember the first half of the 20th century? Odds are you don’t. That’s OK, governments do–when they want to. (By the way, African-Americans, Congress says we’re sorry over 130 years later for that minor slavery mishap.)

Spain remembers. And they remember dictator Francisco Franco, who came to power in 1939. Apparently, he was named honorary mayor of Madrid and adopted son of the city, but no more! The city has stripped him of those titles, just 30 short years after his death.

Also, Madrid stripped Franco of the hot dog eating contest honors he got from 1951 to 1954, where he placed first, second, fourth and first, respectively.

Rogue nation: Spain

From our sister blog HombresSeriamentes.com: The Spanish government is clearly out of its head these days. The Spanish Parliament is pondering a resolution that would give apes and gorillas basic legal rights. The resolution is expected to pass next year.

Yes, the rogue nation of Spain might be seeking to give our enemies the right to life, freedom from “arbitrary captivity” and freedom from torture. How are we going to get any information about of them if we can’t torture and imprison them? Not to mention, since when do we afford our enemies the same rights that we give ourselves? The Geneva Convention does not apply to non-humans.

Where is Francisco Franco when you need him?

The story also mentions that species traitor Matthew Hiasl Pan, a chimp from Austria, whom we have covered before that thinks it is human. The chimp’s lawyers have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights. Should the beast win the appeal, it would mean all of Europe would have to recognize basic human chimp rights. Next they would want to vote.