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ginko on June 25, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: UK votes to leave EU

>Spain was ruled by the Habsburgs for a long time, the same dynasty that infested central Europe.

'infested' is a bit of a strong term.

vacri on June 25, 2016 [–]

I just mean that they were all over the place in positions of power. I didn't mean to make a value judgement on their quality, sorry.

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