Comments on: The Conquest of New Spain http://www.analyzethis.net/2007/02/18/test-of-amm/ A cog in the knowledge economy. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:31:52 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: CallMeIshmael http://www.analyzethis.net/2007/02/18/test-of-amm/comment-page-1/#comment-268 CallMeIshmael Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:39:04 +0000 http://www.analyzethis.net/blog/2007/02/18/test-of-amm/#comment-268 Colorful, aren't they? Cute and cuddly. Next time you hear about how bad Western Civilization is, read about the Aztec, Mayans, Tolecs and Incans. Or maybe about the Moghuls, or of Tamarlane and his Mongol hordes. Yes, next time some Mexican pot-head tries to tell you Aztlan needs to be reconquered by the descendents of the Aztecs, Tolecs, Mayans and Incans, tell him you know the stories about child sacrifice and how the worshippers extracted the "tears of the children." Colorful, aren’t they? Cute and cuddly. Next time you hear about how bad Western Civilization is, read about the Aztec, Mayans, Tolecs and Incans. Or maybe about the Moghuls, or of Tamarlane and his Mongol hordes.

Yes, next time some Mexican pot-head tries to tell you Aztlan needs to be reconquered by the descendents of the Aztecs, Tolecs, Mayans and Incans, tell him you know the stories about child sacrifice and how the worshippers extracted the “tears of the children.”

]]> By: Karen from NZ http://www.analyzethis.net/2007/02/18/test-of-amm/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Karen from NZ Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:40:34 +0000 http://www.analyzethis.net/blog/2007/02/18/test-of-amm/#comment-187 I found the passage where the Spaniards encountered some priests and found their garments permeated with blood and gore one of the most shocking I've ever read. I found the passage where the Spaniards encountered some priests and found their garments permeated with blood and gore one of the most shocking I’ve ever read.

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