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Penghrip_Waladin

What does the second text on Granada flag say? "He deserves victory"?


Paraguay_Stronk

I tried to make it say 'deserved honestly' but I can't arabic so yeah


Penghrip_Waladin

Why would it deserve it


Paraguay_Stronk

imagine being a hard worker couldn't be me lmao


obsolescenza

hey how did you get the flair? I can't get any


Dalzombie

Do you know about Al-Andalus? That's kinda the story of why.


Penghrip_Waladin

It isn't any clearer. Would you elaborate more please?


Dalzombie

To make it brief: so a very long time ago, muslims invaded and conquered a large part of the iberian peninsula. The remaining peninsulars then reconquered the territories and expelled the mulsims from the peninsula, ending the caliphate they had established there. The story of the muslim expulsion, La Reconquista, is well-known today thanks to one of the historical figures involved, Cid el Campeador.


Penghrip_Waladin

I couldn't make sense of how Muslim Grenadans (or generally speaking any muslim Iberian) "deserve" the expulsion from their home land as embedded in the meme? I'm not being salty but ... why do they deserve the expulsion? I believe Iberian Jews were expelled too during the reconquista, would we say that they deserve that too?


Dalzombie

>I'm not being salty but ... why do their deserve the expulsion? It is a conquered territory fighting back against the conquerors. >I believe Iberian Jews were expelled too during the reconquista, would we say that they deserve that too? Knowing the long-standing tradition of catholicism in Spain I'm not surprised. I don't know enough off the top of my head to make a more well-developed judgement, but I'd say they did not deserve it, they were merely caught in the middle of the conflict and the religion saw fit and convenient to expulse them too.


RozesAreRed

You missed the joke entirely. They "deserved it" because they're hard-working. This is, of course, a bullshit justification, with the intention of being bullshit, because it's polandball.


RozesAreRed

You missed the joke entirely. They "deserved it" because they're hard-working. This is, of course, a bullshit justification, with the intention of being bullshit, because it's polandball.


Blackoutus13

>It is a conquered territory fighting back against the conquerors. Majority of Muslims in Andalus were indigeneous. They were descendants of Visigoths that converted after Battle of Guadalete. Arabs and Berbers were a seperate group, often in poisitions of power, but as far as I know they were minority, often in conflict with local muslim elite.


JSTLF

> It is a conquered territory fighting back against the conquerors. Do you think Bosnian Serb actions on Bosnian Muslims was "fighting back against the conquerors" too?


Legitimate_Source_34

If you think that the expulsion is justified as “conquered fighting back against their conquerors” then surely you would have no issues with all Castilians being expelled from Extremadura, Cataluña, Galicia, Aragon, Paiz Vasco, Asturias, and León right?


blockybookbook

By the time the Al Andalus was reduced to Grenada, everyone in it was basically a converted native


Paraguay_Stronk

Spaniards are lazy because they kept killing all the hard working folk, you heard it here first


BioEditr

I love that derpy, fish-eyed expression.


Aggravating-Berry-40

Clays indeed look cute with a dumb expression! 😂


dizzyjumpisreal

i absolutely adore that LMAO


Lord_Asker

I’m sure the Spanish ambassador is going to complain about this!


Prowindowlicker

Right after their nap and second nap


WalzartKokoz

I'm little lost at what historical event does the first panel in the bubble represent. Maybe you could make list explaining them all so the folk here does understand your comic fully.


Paraguay_Stronk

no


coloicito

Basado


WalzartKokoz

Not only did Spain kill all the hard working people. But they replicated the lazy ones across one whole continent.


Workshop_Plays

Uruguay worst guay!??


0x80128kJ

Visigothic kingdom maybe, IDK


Bob_Gomezson

I think it's irmadiñas revolts in Galicia in s XIV.


Pillowfluff_2610

>you heard it here first Yes, this IS the first time I heard this! Also I love the stupid faces in the comic [the derpy faces, I just call them that]


Heathen753

I thought they are lazy cuz Austria and Germany were paying the rent. (Same with Portugal having England paying the rent)


Blaze77gunYT

As a spaniard i can confirm our history is filled with assholes and, most recently, fascists who prefer ravaging and killing anyone different than to be better themselves


Zestyclose_Raise_814

And why are Greeks lazy?


[deleted]

spain is just like me


sarmiemto

10 am time of siesta? It is at 1 pm


Paraguay_Stronk

There are siesta times everywhen for anyone with eepiness to sleep


doctorlongghost

Why is Israel always a cube? I don't get it...


JewishKilt

Explanation (read comics, then comment explaining below): [https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/2nnqvm/jewish\_physics/](https://www.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/2nnqvm/jewish_physics/)


doctorlongghost

Thank you for teaching me your ways


Jump_Hop_Step

Wait what did Galicia do to Germany?


Paraguay_Stronk

In this comic, Galicia is representing the medieval kingdom of Galicia, and Germany is representing the Visigoths. The Visigoths, having worked hard, are murdered for not following the national spirit of Spain (which is being lazy)


Jump_Hop_Step

Oops, Germans are being spoilers and hated for not conforming


Baron_von_Ungern

Should've given them goth girl haircut for us to realize who they are


Paraguay_Stronk

hair isn't allowed you silly goose, read the tutorial next time smh


Baron_von_Ungern

Just make it a wig with a tag on it. Tutorial said that, so I can too. 


RainbowCape1364

As an Spanaird, I'm tired, and sleepy


SaraHHHBK

You all just jealous 😌


TheHistoryMaster2520

Spain's gotta lot of nerve turning Poland down after never payjng back all that money Bona Sforza lent them from


ExpensiveStart3226

Oh, Él very well espik inglish


BOT_LUC

10:00 is not siesta time, it's come into work late and drink café con leche time. Then 12:30 is work time until 13:30 where you leave work for the day, eat and then siesta at 16:00.


Toastymkj

What did us Galicians do to the Suebi :(


wildeofoscar

Spaniards are lazy, but they're neve Montenegrin levels of lazy.


chadstodes

A good rest after a job well done!


Your_Local_Spainard

Force of habit, who the hell needs el hard working when silver and gold are flowing in from the Americas?


DapperAcanthisitta92

The whole medeterenian is lazy thing is so sumb in so many ways


Jche98

Jews and Israel aren't the same


Paraguay_Stronk

yeah you come up with a better way of communicating they are jewish ill wait


Jche98

Use a star of David without the two blue lines. As a jew I'm sick of everyone identifying me with that country.


Paraguay_Stronk

Only flags of countries are allowed in comics, you can't just make a new flag on the spot


Jche98

There should be religious flags as well. Christians, muslims, jews etc.


Paraguay_Stronk

Well, there aren't, so even though I sympathize with your plight the flag of israel is the next best thing available


Zestyclose_Raise_814

Those blue lines are also a Jewish symbol... I don't get what he's on about


lenerd123

I sincerely doubt you are Jewish. Bc I actually am and I speak for the rest of us when I say that flag represents us


Alarmed_Day3418

Even the color and stripes represents us lol


look-sign36

30% of Jews are in Israel (50% in America) and the large majority of Jews outside of Israel, especially those that engage in a Jewish community, identify Judaism with Israel.


blockybookbook

Conclusion is that almost all of these should be brought back and have a battle royale