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Easy Chair No. 147, May 26, 1987 - The Tree of Hate, Dr. Philip Wayne Powell
In Easy Chair No. 147, R.J. Rushdoony and Otto Scott host Dr. Philip Wayne Powell to discuss his book The Tree of Hate, which exposes the historical myths and prejudices surrounding the Hispanic world, especially the Spanish Empire and Latin America. Powell explains how Northern European propaganda, dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, fostered widespread misconceptions about Spain’s colonization of the Americas, exaggerating violence and portraying Spaniards as barbaric. These distortions, combined with the “black legend,” have shaped modern perceptions in the United States and…
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