The shit in Spain falls mainly in the fan

[Eddie Teach]

I don't recall a single real fight in all of my average elementary school (Denmark) or sort of poshish but still public high school (Canada). There was some bullying in elementary school (one girl had to transfer out because the other girls were mean to her, though it went completely over my head) and I'm sure people were shits to one another in high school too, but nothing that's even remotely near the "common wisdom" of the internet with kids fighting and bullying each other as an inescapable fact of life. I mean, I never even once heard of anyone getting in a fight at school, even as a rumour.

I kind of love high school films but always wonder if American high schools are how they're depicted because it is crazy

They are caricatures, but like most have a kernel of truth.

[Valmy]

Fighting was for Middle School. By High School everybody was well adjusted enough there were not very many fights.

Also it was the mid 1990s so we were all too cool for school...even fighting.

[Valmy]

I am really surprised by all of you guys having a peaceful schools.  Fighting and bullying were endemic at my school.  First day of middle school (6th grade) someone on the bus threw my bookbag out of the window and smashed one of my friends in the face with lock.  Once, in sixth grade some bullies trapped a kid in the bathroom and stomped on him till one of his testicles ruptured.  Kid never came back.  In 7th grade a kid pushed me and tripped me at the same time causing me to go down and break my arm.  I got the shit kicked out of me pretty much every day.  Sanity started going downhill at that point.

Ah yeah man. Right there with you. I got the shit beat out of me all the damn time from about 5th grade to 8th grade and the teachers back then had this laissez-faire attitude about it. Nobody ever did anything about it. I don't really want to tell stories about it though, because it kind of sucked and was humiliating.

I am honestly shocked at how little bullying my on the spectrum son gets. A kid like him back when I was in school would have been shit on constantly. But the kids there are actually really cool with him. SOCIETY HAS GONE TO HELL!!!11

[Jacob]

I am honestly shocked at how little bullying my on the spectrum son gets. A kid like him back when I was in school would have been shit on constantly. But the kids there are actually really cool with him.

That's great to hear 

[crazy canuck]

I am really surprised by all of you guys having a peaceful schools.  Fighting and bullying were endemic at my school.  First day of middle school (6th grade) someone on the bus threw my bookbag out of the window and smashed one of my friends in the face with lock.  Once, in sixth grade some bullies trapped a kid in the bathroom and stomped on him till one of his testicles ruptured.  Kid never came back.  In 7th grade a kid pushed me and tripped me at the same time causing me to go down and break my arm.  I got the shit kicked out of me pretty much every day.  Sanity started going downhill at that point.

Ah yeah man. Right there with you. I got the shit beat out of me all the damn time from about 5th grade to 8th grade and the teachers back then had this laissez-faire attitude about it. Nobody ever did anything about it. I don't really want to tell stories about it though, because it kind of sucked and was humiliating.

I am honestly shocked at how little bullying my on the spectrum son gets. A kid like him back when I was in school would have been shit on constantly. But the kids there are actually really cool with him. SOCIETY HAS GONE TO HELL!!!11

I got the shit beat out of me around that time too.  I was the only "white" kid in the school who did not come from an Anglo background and the Anglo kids never let me forget it.  My friends were the Sikh kids - much more protection in a group.  And then I became very large by about grade 9.  My Sikh friends and I were never picked on again - in part because my Sikh friends also became quite large.    Instead I had to put up with the Bullshit of kids trying to take a run at me to show how tough they were.  And then adults who came to our parties to pick up the girls that were there, picking fights.  Yeah ugliness upon ugliness.

[The Larch]

In Murcia, if the motion of no-confidence is successful (which it should, as Cs + PSOE would have a majority, but you can never rule out defections in these situations) a new regional president put forward by the promoters of the motion is installed, in this case the Cs candidate.

As we say over here, I know them as if I had given birth to them.  Apparently 3 Cs regional MPs in Murcia had a sudden change of heart and won't support the motion of no-confidence, which makes its success impossible. I wonder how PP has this talent to find cooperative people for this in other parties... 

[celedhring]

Christ, they have such an uncanny talent for sleaze, if I wasn't so nauseated by them I'd be genuinely impressed. 

[The Larch]

Christ, they have such an uncanny talent for sleaze, if I wasn't so nauseated by them I'd be genuinely impressed. 

Wait for it, there's even more sleaziness around! Turns out that Vox kicked out 3 of their regional MPs for being too nosy about the party's finances, and these 3 MPs are now discussing amongst themselves to see if they join the no-confindence motion. 

[PDH]

Guys, this is a thread about school fighting.  Take this Spanish Political Shit to the proper thread, like one titled "Junior High School Fights"

[crazy canuck]

Guys, this is a thread about school fighting.  Take this Spanish Political Shit to the proper thread, like one titled "Junior High School Fights"

Is there is meaningful difference between the two?

[The Larch]

In even more weird political movements caused by the recent earthquake, Pablo Iglesias has resigned his VP spot in the government in order to run as candidate in the Madrid regional elections. Now that was unexpected and rather puzzling.

[Syt]

In even more weird political movements caused by the recent earthquake, Pablo Iglesias has resigned his VP spot in the government in order to run as candidate in the Madrid regional elections. Now that was unexpected and rather puzzling.

Any relation to Julio Iglesias?

[The Larch]

In even more weird political movements caused by the recent earthquake, Pablo Iglesias has resigned his VP spot in the government in order to run as candidate in the Madrid regional elections. Now that was unexpected and rather puzzling.

Any relation to Julio Iglesias?

Nope, it's a relatively common surname. 

[Syt]

Aw.

[celedhring]

The new VP will be Yolanda Rodríguez, the Minister of Employment, who's so far seemed to me one of the most competent ministers in the government, certainly the best of the Podemos lot.

Will see where this ends up, since I don't think Pablo Iglesias is the kind of guy that relinquishes power without ulterior calculations. I see the need for Podemos to shore up the results in Madrid, where polls have been disastrous for them, but that's a big bet.

Ayuso, the current Madrid president, has already tweeted "COMMUNISM OR FREEDOM". Two days ago, before Iglesias had announced he was running she had merely tweeted "SOCIALISM OR FREEDOM"