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Originally Posted by kennyc
How can people not expect the Spanish Inquisition?
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Not sure how this fits into the conversation, and perhaps I am reacting more seriously than warranted, but...
Until someone steps beyond the worst that has happened before, we are prone to not expect it.
No one expected (or believed) a certain ethnic depopulation scheme in the 1940's, but sadly we now seem to yawn at the recurring theme as we see it happening even today (different ethnic, same scheme).
The worst we ever expected a few years back was that a hijacking would end up in Cuba.
As the first book ever printed, it is common to expect the (Christian) Bible would be the one of the first to appear on Tapes, CD's, and now ebooks.
Why would anyone expect the horror of the Spanish Inquisition? It doesn't even relate to the discussion.
Other than that, I always enjoy your contributions, Kennyc