The genetic thesis on Spain resurfaces as an explanation for backwardness

The Spanish genetic deficit: the prejudice reborn in new clothing

Spain is not where it is because of its genes. Yet, whenever current events become pressing, the biological explanation resurfaces: a supposed genetic determinism that would turn Spaniards into a people of stomach, tribe, and herd, incapable of nuance.
This theory circulates without a single piece of evidence and serves as a perfect alibi: if the problem is in the blood, there's no need to touch the fiscal system, housing, or salaries.

From universal dysgenesis to the Spanish case

The first counterpoint emerges within the argument itself. What is attributed to the average Spaniard is equally attributed to the rest of the species: most humans behave this way, regardless of country, and cultural selection has historically favored the opposite of empathy. If the defect is universal, it explains nothing about Spain.
And the leap from there—from national character to the genetics of a migrant population—turns a bar complaint into a racial theory with no scientific basis.

Comparing with Northern Europe and coming up short

The second pillar is comparison: in France, the Netherlands, or Germany, elites would grant much more to their citizens. There is something to it: social spending and institutional quality differ.
But the narrative collapses when looking at Poland, invoked both as paradise and as warning, because there youth earn low wages and pay even higher rents.
The Nordic mirror serves for complaint, not for analysis.

“God, what a good vassal, if only he knew his lord!”

To conclude, verse 20 of the Cantar de Mío Cid—that lament for a good vassal without a good lord—is used as an eternal portrait of the country. The formula has literary pedigree and a second political life: 'let others invent' and 'intelligence dies.'
The leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, has applied this framework to his own views with statements like 'this is not immigration, it is a full invasion,' alongside his proposal to expel those who enter without papers, commit crimes, or survive on benefits unwilling to work.

One can expect the genetic thesis to continue finding its market until economic distribution improves. With one reservation: it is also the cheapest excuse for not changing anything.