I'm afraid I don't understand: as Spain is not a global empire anymore, the previous point (i.e. Saudi Arabia is akin to the Spanish empire in any meaningful wa

I'm afraid I don't understand: as Spain is not a global empire anymore, the previous point (i.e. Saudi Arabia is akin to the Spanish empire in any meaningful way) stands. I must confess, I find your logic quite lacking in sense or purpose. On the other hand, I can't see where I called the parent pseudo intellectual. You'd rather look that up as well.