Liberty-Loving Latinos Outshine Loud-Mouthed Leftist Latinos
If the presidency of Barack Obama was responsible for the conservative awakening in the Hispanic community, then the 2010 midterm elections may go down as the event that changed America’s perception of the Hispanic community. Thanks to hardcore leftist elected officials and high-profile Hispanic activists, America has held the view that all Latinos believe in law breaking, open borders, and the importation of Latin American socialism into the United States. These liberals have tried to follow the template set up by the Reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. It goes something like this: Anoint yourself the leader of a minority community by perpetuating victimhood and government reliance. And then take your voting bloc and sell your community down the river in exchange for a seat of power at the Democrats’ table. There was only one problem with the plan; Hispanics didn’t want to give up on the American dream just yet. Not the left’s DREAM Act — the actual American dream.
One of the best results of the conservative awakening in the Hispanic community was the surge of Latinos elected to high office in the 2010 elections. Marco Rubio will be the next senator from Florida. Republican Brian Sandoval will be Nevada’s first Latino governor. Susana Martinez is the newly elected GOP Latina who replaces a liberal Hispanic governor in New Mexico. Bill Flores beat Pelosi rubber stamp Chet Edwards in Texas’ 17th district. And while we’re in the Lone Star State, Quico Canseco defeated Ciro Rodriguez. Bear in mind that Rodriguez is one of those Latinos whose values are more in line with Fidel Castro than an American congressman. These are just a few examples of Latinos — over six million voted in the 2010 midterms — flexing their conservative muscles and making their views known through conservative representatives.
I’ve long held that Hispanics owe a debt of gratitude to African Americans. They, more than any group, have shown us what allegiance to the Democratic Party can bring: the disintegration of the African American family, the targeting of black mothers for abortions by left-wing groups like Planned Parenthood, the lowering of the bar for African American students in state-sponsored schools. These are just the tip of the iceberg. Oddly enough, I have the Reverend Al Sharpton to thank for my current view. Back in 2003, when the good reverend was seeking the Democratic nomination for president, he said this: “We must no longer be the political mistresses of the Democratic Party.” It was a rare moment of honesty and admission that he and compatriot Jesse Jackson may have made a mistake in taking the African American community down the road of victimhood, represented by the Democrats, instead of the road of empowerment, represented by the conservative wing of the GOP. Sharpton’s words changed my life. I was bound and determined that my family, any Hispanics that would listen, and I would never become victims and reliant on an all-powerful government for our existence. But I knew I had powerful forces aligned against me. I saw many leftist Latinos seeking to take the Hispanic community down Sharpton’s road of victimhood.
Take your pick of any Latino hate group. La Raza, Nation of Aztlan, the Brown Berets — these are the anti-American groups that have sullied the reputations of all Latinos. They get a lot of press. But they’re not alone. Groups like LULAC, Border Angels, the National Hispanic Media Coalition, and countless others have made it their mission to portray Latinos as a bunch of victims who need to be compensated for some slight perpetrated by white America. They shout slogans like, “We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.” They fly Mexican flags on the streets of America to protest adherence to the law. They protest semantics, calling anyone a hate monger who dares call those that break the law “illegal immigrants.” It’s all part of a well-coordinated campaign to blur the lines between American Latinos and those that enter the United States without permission. The idea is to make citizen Latinos invested in those who break U.S. law to come here. And it has been wildly successful. Many first-generation Hispanics still regard illegals, from any Latin-American country, as “their people.” But the veil of deception perpetrated by the aforementioned leftist groups has begun to lift.
Chris, I’ve expressed my doubts about your optimism before. There’s evidence everywhere that even Latino Americans who have come to America legally are under the impression that respect for borders is racist.
You gave me an idea, though. I’d love to see Rupert Murdoch start a Spanish-language Fox News.
How about some data to corroborate your comment “There’s evidence everywhere that even Latino Americans who have come to America legally are under the impression that respect for borders is racist.”
One can always point to exceptions that don’t make a rule. It seems here that the best advice is to reach out to those who are reaching out to you, and educate those who are capable of reaching out in the future.
I don’t think Murdoch is a good fit for the Hispanic community. It has many Catholics who won’t appreciate Murdoch’s Benny Hill Times. The bottom half of the home page usually contains soft porn.
Why wait for Fok Snooze to do it? How about you pitching in? Neighbors helping neighbors is part of what makes America strong.
As for the Catholic Latinos being offended by “soft porn”, watch almost any of the “Variety” (T&A) shows on Spanish TV stations. The weekend morning shows on the beach at Miami(?) are especially “educational”! I saw a prime time comedy show from Argentina while in Paraguay about, I think, a fire station. I say,”I think”, because the women in the show were “Muy Bonita”! The title translated into “The Butt(A$$?) Brigade. Yes, the Pope would be proud.
I fully agree with Chris Salcedo about the destruction of the Black community in America through its association with the Democrat Party (and the culture of victimhood). Unfortunately, if I am not mistaken, in the election about two-thirds of the Latino/Hispanic vote went to the Democrats. So, Chris, Latino/Hispanics need a lot more convincing about the destructive effects of the Democrat Party before a majority of them start voting Republican.
The conservatives are at a disadvantage when dealing with minorities. What are they going to offer someone: “Senora, if your daughter studies hard and saves her money, someday she will be able to go to college.” Instead the Democrats offer the mother welfare and a free scholarship when the daughter graduates from high school. Free college education is the direction the Democrats are moving in, now that the feds have monopolized college loans. Everyone knows the Democrats are just buying votes, but how can conservatives compete against free giveaways?
Marco Rubio has the makings of a president. Mr. Rubio is the only Republican that can save the Republican Party from itself. The establishment GOP is on course to melt with the Blue-dog Democrats and become as insensitive to the new American people as the Democrats are. They are also on course to permanently alienate the largest minority of voters in the country – the Latino vote. Marco Rubio understands this problem – no political party can win at the polls if it alienates 66% of the hispanic minority.
It is a sure election win with the vote of the Tea Party, Independents, and the Hispanic vote – throw in there the feminine vote just for the icing on the cake.
He also possesses the fundamental basis for future conservative candidates as outlined in the piece “We Must Prepare To Choose – Two Years to Recover Two Centuries.” (which includes Rubio). It can be read at http://robbingamerica.blogspot.com/2010/11/we-must-prepare-to-choose-two-years-to.html
Geezez, E. Pearse, you don’t know squat about the Republican Party.
I will attribute your ignorance to your youth and public schooling.
Your sharp tongue is not an indication of a sharp mind. All that you are you owe to your raisers. Send them a bad penny and square the account.
I won’t dignify your lame remark by responding to it, except to say in the words of an old Mormon hymm, up yours, dimwit.
This article is EXCELLENT!!!
And it’s exactly the same points we’re making at http://hispanicsagainstgovernmentoverspending.org/
For far too long, Hispanics have been viewed by most in the media as well as the political party leaders as being predictable and all falling into the same value and belief systems. As a result, they don’t think Hispanics are worthy of their time and attention.
They need to get over themselves and realize that Hispanics are deserving of the same attention that everyone else is. And they need to realize that those loud-mouth leftists portraying themselves as speaking for all Hispanics are nothing but posers.
As the article pointed out, there are many more Hispanics who truly believe in a free America operating under the rules laid down in our Constitution.
I wish Bugs Bunny would take his saw and cut away Latin America at the Mexican border so it could float the hell away from us. There is plenty of space in Latin America to be latino and enjoy all the aspects of latino culture. The problem is that most of the polities are failed societies and always will be. Unfortunately, although Latinos like to pretend otherwise, their is no Latino “exceptionalism”. Our own politicians and the Latino baby boom south of the border have screwed this country permanently. RIP. Having spent 2 years of my life in Latin America I can honestly say, “Nice place to visit, but you wouldn’t want to live there.” Well, now it’s living here. Let’s all place bets on when the first shanty town since the Old West goes up in America. Will we do anything? Nope, we’ll stand aside like Brazilians, Columbians and Venezuelans do and let it happen. America lost a thing called resolve some years back and replaced it with political correctness. That means I can be sued if I don’t let myself be groped at an airport but that 12 millions illegals can walk around the country with near impunity.
Couldn’t agree more. They’ve overpopulated their part of the continent to the point it can’t support them so now it’s our job to provide support or so the world thinks.
“Axis of Socialism” is the name of a cartoon I did 2 years ago:
http://cartoons.fathounds.com/Cartoon.aspx?q=Axis.jpg&h=600&w=416
Great to see your article and to know that freedom loving latinos are being elected. Hope to see more of them. I was raised on the border and unfortunately, I have seen democrat party government dependency expand among latinos. Years ago latinos did not opt for that. Instead, my latino classmates sought college degrees, started businesses or got jobs. My graduating class had 4 medical doctors, 2 were latino. Many latinos earned college scholarships through their academic work and/or their athletic abilities. They learned english because they knew it was the path to success. Your comments about how the Dims discourage latinos from learning english is true and sickening. I have met many young latinos today who have been in this country for many years and yet their english is very limited. It has been very sad to see the trend of so many opt for the latino version of Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson’s way of life when I know that using their true abilities would allow them to do much better.
Another great article, Chris!
I am always inspired when I read articles like this. I think Chris is right. I know many decent Hispanic Americans who will have no part of LaRaza and the rest. Hopefully this movement will grow and the pro-Americans in the group will influence those who are being mislead.
i have long said that we need to give illegals here the chance to become citizens and in exchange— we need to deport all the lefty libs
an over simplification, perhaps, but the fact that “illegals” desire to be in america cannot be disputed; the libs, on the other hand, should go where they will fit right in—-> all the places the “illegals” are fleeing
then, we need a nationwide crash course in english and american history–plenty of citizens would benefit from this as well–
the reason non english speakers need to learn english is to empower themselves– the declaration of independence, the constitution, not to mention all the forms/ contracts/ newspapers/ we use everyday, are all in english and not being able to get the information from the original source leaves too much wiggle room for the tyrants
there is a reason why the ruling class stresses “math and science math and science” instead of “reading and writing”— if the population can’t read or write then they can’t hit back
excellent article and lets us keep getting the word out
Excellent post!
This is one of the best articles that I’ve read here on Pajamas Media, Chris nails right on the head. I’ve long asked my fellow latinos, “why would you want to vote Democratic after what they have done to blacks in America?”
It used to be that latinos would raise their kids and be very family oriented. In the past 10-15 years that has really gone by the wayside as the out of wedlock rate for latinos has increased.
The best thing all Republicans in the House and Senate can do right now is oppose the DREAM Act. Lefty latinos such as Gutierrez from Illinois are trying their hardest to push this through in order to save themselves for future elections.
Javier;
Illegitimacy is mostly the purview of the underclass – and that was true in the US a hundred years ago as well. The problem is that most of the hispanic immigrants we get are from the underclass and they bring their habits with them.
You will be welcomed if you arrive legally. No excuses. Sheesh
Are you aware that, in Pelosi’s and Obama’s healthcare legislation, there are provisions for both [elderly] illegal aliens and [elderly] convicted felons released from prison to receive not only free healthcare and monthly Social Security checks, but monthly [pension] checks to supplement their monthly Social Security checks, also, all as bribes to get illegal aliens and convicted felons to vote for Democrats?
To empower themselves, there isn’t anything too sleazy that Democrat politicians won’t do, like, for example, alashing the benefits of elderly citizens who paid into Social Security all of their lives, so that Democrats can STEAL that money to provide bribes and benefits to people who didn’t pay squat into Social Security, just to empower slimy Democrat politicians. Democrats are slimy, evil, depraved and despicable.
Everyone should figure out that regardless of skin color, DEMOCRATS ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS.
Democrat politicians never do anything for anybody out of the goodness of their hearts, and they never do anything for anybody, unless they have something to gain from it for themselves.
Seems to me like most latinos are more loyal to their race than their country.
I applaud Chris Salcedo’s post elevating that there is a vibrant Latino conservative movement – a fact that has always pervaded Arizona politics prior to the SB1070 controversy.
MSNBC fabulists like Lawrence O’Donnell & Telemundo propagandists like Jorge Ramos do not reflect the past or present when it comes to Anglo-Latino relations here. The assaults on Arizona as a state relect a distorted view of the Californa/New York dominated media culture rather than any reality on the ground here.
It is beyond the surreal fictional talents of such literary masters as Gabriel Garcia Marquez that suddenly, after years of floundering when trying to implement a functional fix via a guest worker program, that the frustration Arizonian’s have endured has reduced us to a bastion of hate and racism with a barely suppressed violence roiling below the surface just awaiting a spark to set it off like Detroit or Watts via the ’60′s. All the more pathetic when Mexico itself is disintigrating under the violence of a devastating drug war.
And it’s a blatant lie, whether hawked by a successful actress like Rosario Dawson or a singer like Shakira, that conseratives like Jan Brewer are trying to ressurrect some kind of segregationist racism regarding Latino’s in Arizona.
Oh, and of course – its pretty offensive as well.
We witnessed an explosion in illegals flooding this valley after Napolitano’s eleciton in ’02. She deliberately – for selfish political reasons – encouraged it – when governing here and when donning the diplomatic hat on jaunts to Mexico, whether in Senora or Mexico City.
It was all about trying to import votes she couldn’t earn here. We began calling it ‘californication’ almost as soon as she started dodging the issue early in her reign.
Napolitano here, Richardson in New Mexico, and Arnold the ‘ocassional’ Republican in Californa, all pursued a southwest strategy – with the support of the Democratic Party Nationally – to facilitate open boarders while giving lip service to the notion of ‘comprehensive reform.’
From the onset these efforts to shape the form of eventual immigration policy by these border state governors – again done with the open co-operation & solicitation of Mexican officials both at the State and Federal level there – was further fueled at the time by a white hot economy that in Arizona (even with 9/11 and the shallow recession that followed) really amounted to ZERO UNEMPLOYMENT;as close to full employment as anyone of any age had ever seen. It made Arizona – year in and year out since the mid nineties – one of the top five destination states in the USA.
In other words – the best of flush economic times since NAFTA. Now flash forward to the aftermath of the worst of economic times three years in.
California proved in this past election that the majority of Latino’s prefer PATRONAGE politics – higher welfare support & more government jobs (along with the rampant corruption seen in cities like Bell & Irwindale – & take a pick in LA county) – rather than PROSPERITY politics conservatives offer and promote.
And that is a culmination in California of nearly thirty years since Simpson/Mazzoli in ’86 – a well documented evolution.
You see similar if less dramatic results in New Mexico under Richardson -although they have chosen a new direction this past election – some would argue was a no vote on the Richardson era of Patronage.
Here in Arizona, despite the proported ‘popularity’ of Napolitano – all of the many (7 in all) anti-immigration referrendums from ’04 on right up until SB1070 enjoyed widespread Latino community support – with the exception of SB1070. (Napolitano opposed all – including SB1070 – incarnations of which she vetoed more than once)
It is a widespread assumption that the reason SB1070 didn’t likewise garner the same kind of support is because the prior ‘deportation by attrition’ movement – executed by Joe Arapio when implementing the many laws put in place – prompting his continued ‘raids’ valleywide – as well as the infamous employers sanction bill – all this culminated with SB1070 finally alienating the Latino community to the point of destroying any semblance of fraternity.
Giving rise to the ‘Harry Reid’ doctrine; ‘I don’t see how it is possible for any Latino to vote republican.’
And yet – the most visable Latino leftist in this state – and arguably congress as well – who called for a statewide boycott after SB1070 was signed – and who has his BIGGEST BASE FOR SUPPORT – FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE- IN LA COUNTY! – Raul Grijalva – barely hung on to his seat. In a district with a 60% (to less than 30%) dem to republican registration advantage – and HAS THE HIGHEST PROPORTION OF LATINO POPULATION IN THE STATE!
Likewise – we have the furthest right legislature in THE STATES HISTORY, and we have hardly been known as a purple place since our inception. And again – the influence of the Latino vote in this state – despite constant drama and negative national attention – get this – WAS A BIT BELOW AVERAGE!
And – not only did Latino support for Republicans only dip from a normal range in the low 40′s to the low 30′s – DEMOCRATS overall LOST REGISTRATION. Not that drastic of a showing for a state universally denounced as racist towards said Latino’s and hardly a local endorcement of Harry’s ‘doctrine.’
But then again the closest thing Arizona has to unionized Casino workers are Tribal by independent nation – not tribal for cash purchase at election time.
In other words – none of the doomsday predictions about Latino’s rising up – or their Democrat supports doing so – NONE OF THEM PANNED OUT. IT WAS BUNK.
The outside view this state endures today is a skewed version that has been driven by deliberate WELL FINANCED leftists who bus in SEIU union workers (mostly from California) along with the very Latino leftist organizations Chris Salcedo outlines – AND WITH THE COMPLIANT CO-OPERATION OF THE MEDIA – all to the effect Salcedo editorializes.
Political theater protest movement that amounts to a cottage industry.
It’s not only unrepresentitive of who we are in Arizona, and what we are trying to accomplish with SB1070, but IT ISN’T REPRESENTITIVE OF THE LATINO COMMUNITIES REACTION AS WELL!
What it amounts to is the kind of tribal racialist gangster poltics that passes for normal in California and the Chicago that spawned Obama and his ilk. It’s pay for play, Patronage Politics, that puts short term gain above national long-term needs.
The people of Arizona overwhelmingly reject it. And an awakening American public is likewise. We will continue to demand that whoever is in Washington stop pandering to a lousy neighbor like Mexico and get this thing fixed to our mutual benefit.
Thanks again to Chris Salcedo and PJM for moving forward the debate and helping make it happen.
Now that we have a real democrat as the governor here in CA instead of a RINO, the people have an opportunity to see what the Democrats will really do to them. The Democrats won’t be able to blame the “Republican” governor and, provided we survive as a state, we will come to our senses. At least we can serve as a bad example.
A waitress lamented on 10/01 that the Chinese in the US didn’t show their love of country (i.e. China) any more. I asked her if you loved “your country” so much, why the hell did you come here.
I never understood why immigrants raise the flags of their home countries in celebrations. The same question: if your country is so damned good, why are you here.
Another question: Once we moved out of a house, we don’t call the house our home any more. Why do we still call the countries we left behind “home” countries?
Chris, this is a good commentary on the evident difference among Latinos in our country, but it just reinforces the fact that no ethnic group in America is a monolith. What percentage of Communist in the labor movement, AFL-CIO are nth generation Americans? Lots of them are of European, Asian or African background, and Latinos are no different. Some of us are committed progressives and some of us will stand for Freedom,Democracy, and free markets. I don’t think they will ever vote as a block, like blacks or Jews, for the Democrat party, because as you pointed out so well,many came to this country in order to escape socialist regimes and they have had enough of socially engineered societies, controlled economies, and big nanny states.
Ye, but where they came from, they were not given welfare, free schooling, free medcare and possibly free college scholarships, specially in California. Big difference that the conservatives and Republicans don’t have much of an answer for, when the other side spends so much taxpayer money to buy their votes.
This article and most of the comments are flawed, because everyone has bought into the lie of Hispanics being a “race”. Nor are they “Latinos”. I won’t get into the specific meanings of those.
Let me just point out that Mexicans are no Cubans, and vice-versa. Puerto ricans are likewise quite different. South Americans are not like Central Americans. I know this may sound strange, but they can tell each other apart.
all they have in common, really, is a language, and that just barely. I speak Spanish somewhat, but I can barely understand some of them. Puerto Ricanos speak too rapidly for me to follow. Central Americans speak some kind of peasant Spanish. It is the equivalent of someone from the Deep South in America with a really heavy accent. South Americans have a cleaner accent. None of them sound like actual Spaniards.
What I am saying is that these groups have very different values in many cases. I do not have a problem with most of them, except Mexicans. I find many Mexicans to be extremely nationalistic. The Presidents of Mexico have all repeated the line that anywhere Mexicans are is part of Mexico. To me, “Dem’s fightin’ woids!” Mexicans do not act like immigrants, but rather, like colonists. They seem very resistant to integration. They are the ones, it seems, who advocate for the Leftist agenda.
I have talked to many Hispanics over the years, but perhaps not enough, so my perception of the realities may be flawed. However, if you look at the vile organizations Sr. Salcedo listed in his article, I bet they are all headed by Mexicans. Just a suspicion.
The point is, we need to stop viewing and treating Hispanics as some monolithic block. We did that this election, and they swung heavily to the Right. I think we need to separate the other groups from the Mexicans, and things will fall into proper place.
Very true. Do not call Puerto Rican’s Mexican unless you want to make someone angry, same with Dominicans and Haitians, so I’m told. Different generations of Cubans are different, and so on.
All the Hispanic folks I know have a pretty poor opinion of Mexicans in general.
We can’t play identity politics like the Libs, it always ends in disaster.
No, Senor. The reason why they are called Latinos and not Hispanics eez because although all of them are considered to be Latin Americans, many of them are of indian descent or French descent or even Hebrew descent, NOT Spanish descent, only the latter of whom might be regarded as “Hispanics”, but improperly. Latino eez the proper term encompassing all Latin Americans from south and east of the border. Comprende, Senor?
(Mexicans are the exception. Hell, many of them don’t even know that they’re from Mexoco. You could tell them that they’re from the moon, and they would just nod their heads and say, Si Senor.)
Yes, you heathans, it’s true. Being the swell guy that he was, Hernando Cortez welcomed Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition to join his expedition and to colonize the New World.
I thought being called “Hispanic” meant they were Spanish speakers, not that they were of Spanish descent.
So, does “Latino” include Haitians? After all, they speak a Latin-based language (French), yet obviously they would be a separate group. Ditto for Brazilians, no matter how close Portuguese and Spanish are.
I always resented the switch from Hispanic to Latino, because it meant that when you were among PC people, you had to speak of Latinos and Latinas, and not just plain Hispanics.
JFP says, “I thought being called “Hispanic” meant they were Spanish speakers, not that they were of Spanish descent.”
Think about it, JFP: If that was true, all of the oriental kids taking 10th grade Spanish in high school would become Hispanics. Si?
Generally, residents of the islands of Los Roques, Margarita, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic on Hispaniola in the Atlantic and Caribbean are regarded as Latinos, also.
BTW, in addition to people of native indian, Spanish, French and Hebrew descent, there are large populations of people of Portuguese, African and German descent and a small population of people of Japanese and Chinese descent in South and Central America who are considered to be Latinos, too.
So far, you’re 0 for 3.
In Mexico, I often thought it would have been better to let the PRI lose to a more-and-more leftist party rather than have the USA prop up the “right-wing” PAN (home of Fox and Calderon). The original Simpson-Mazzoli legislation was more of a Get of Jail free card than a wall-breaking hammer: many Mexicans waited out the results of the 1988 Salinas-Cardenas presidential election. When the uber-corrupt but palatable Salinas beat the the doctrainaire leftist Cardenas, the “chuisma” (rabble) began cashing in on the anchor provisions of Simpson-Mazzoli and those with resources stayed home. Most of the Mexicans I know came in the summer of ’89. The other Latin American countries are out-and-out leftist, hence, the ones who come here either have resources or are throughly conservative in outlook. Want a better Mexican? Let the commie win in the Mexican presidency 2012 – the layabouts will stay, and the true believers will run here with their assets.
What I am saying is that these groups have very different values in many cases. I do not have a problem with most of them, except Mexicans. I find many Mexicans to be extremely nationalistic. The Presidents of Mexico have all repeated the line that anywhere Mexicans are is part of Mexico. To me, “Dem’s fightin’ woids!” Mexicans do not act like immigrants, but rather, like colonists. They seem very resistant to integration. They are the ones, it seems, who advocate for the Leftist agenda.
I have talked to many Hispanics over the years, but perhaps not enough, so my perception of the realities may be flawed.
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Duuuuude…..maybe you need to stop looking at the MSM version of Mexicans (the one’s that get air time) or you need to meet Americans of Mexican descent like the many that I know. Most (including my family) are proud Americans that came here legally and have done nothing but work hard to earn our little bit of the American dream. Many Mexicans that I now are conservative (not just in the religious aspect) and shun all of the illegals that come here claiming what is “rightfully” theirs.
Just like the media doen’t like to air stories of conservative African Americans, they are not going to show stories of conservative Hispanics/Latinos/whatever and their views of what is going on in our country.
WE Chicanos/Mexicans have NEVER had anything in common with the Cuban American communities in any shape or form! WE RAZA view them as simply pure unadulterated enemy RACE TRAITORS. These Cuban Americans are the byproxy mercenaries who have no loyalty to no one except the almighty $$$!
Their extremist rightwing views have NEVER been welcomed in OUR RAZA enclaves. WE RAZA rather quench the thirst of a dying rabid dog than any and ALL Cuban Americans, …PERIOD! WE consider these RACE TRAITORS who are obligated to their white Republican slave masters, …the worst scourge of America! Cuban americans are like dog lice on a rabid dog, …they suck the blood off the dog until it dies off! Hellooooo….?!
ONE PEOPLE – ONE STRUGGLE – SAME ENEMY!
The faults of a stupid person are like the sun and moon – everyone sees them. So spake Confusius. Are you always so stupid or is today a special occasion?
He/she may just be employing sarcasm
Information and education is always the key. Once people know the true facts most reject the left’s lies.
I know that not “all” Americans believed Hispanics to be open borders, law breaking socialists, because I never believed it. In fact I think that most Americans knew and know better. The only ones who bought into that view of Latinos are the ignorant and the lefties (yeah, I know, that’s redundant).
Fine, optimistic post — I really hope it turns out that in future elections the % of Hispanics voting for freedom over on-the-plantation victimhood is more than the 34% so far.
I also hope that a few more Rep black Congressmen can get more than 5% of the blacks away from the identity politics and towards more individualism — treating each human as an individual.
More conservative news in Spanish is a good idea, as well as more help for anybody wanting to learn English.
I hope everyone was paying attention to EFMohammedMartinez. This person is a prime example of the loudmouths lectures that work hard to deny prosperity to, not just Latinos, but all Americans. They are not pro-America. They spit on our Constituion just like their beloved leaders: Chavez, Castro and Norriega. Cubans have seen the horror of Communist rule those that escaped and came here rejected Castros “Utopia.”. That’s why EFMohammedMartinez hates them so much. EFMohammedMartinez wants all powerful government to lord over the people. Small minded folks like this exist in all cultures. Just look at Nancy Pelosi as proof. They must not be allowed to win.
#18 — If that rant is for real and not sarcasm, you sound like a union spokesman I had to deal with recently. He could talk nonstop for a half an hour about those greedy corporate capitalists while polishing his $600 Italian shoes. His brain went on autopilot. His had conceded his God-given right to think rationally.
Salcedo is correct, of course. The Latino community is not monolithic. Its core values are conservative. It’s time to tap into that heartbeat.
Im not optimistic about Latinos. Look at the Chicano Studies Programs, they are just like the rest of the New Left Studies Programs, filled with rage towards the evil Dead (and Living) White Males and Western Civilization.
Its core values are conservative. – fordefiles
Yeah, but the SoCons are being sidelined in the Conservative Coalition, so appealing to Latinos strong Christian values, wont be done. Even Catholicism is wishy washy with its paternalistic history and its widespread adoptation (especially in Latin America) of Liberation Theology.
I would like to raise a personal observation that is directly addressed in neither the article nor comments, but rests on the periphery of both (especially #18). The greatest clear deliniation WRT Latinos isn’t language, but national origin, specifically Mexico. I have a Cuban brother-in-law, and we’ve had Spanish speaking friends from South America (e.g. Peru, Columbia, etc.) and I’ve had associations with others of South American and Latin American origin (e.g. Equador, Nicuragua, etc.), and this unity with illegals simply isn’t there.
The fact that most Spanish speaking people in America have Mexican roots has created the illusion of solidarity amongst all Spanish speaking people that is not borne out by my personal experience. As such, I would encourage “Liberty-Loving Latinos” to do what they can to clearly communicate that support of illegals is not a Latino issue, but rather largely a Mexican issue.
i’ve had experience working with “latinos”, cuban and puerto ricans (who have the right to travel, live and work in the u.s. as citizens of a u.s. territory) and i’ve heard their scorn for illegals. as well i found that they were proud of their fluency in both languages, and these were not “educated” college types, they were ordinary working folks and saw themselves as americans first, anything else came second.
Things have indeed changed… in the 1980s an illegal hardworking humble Mexican was preferrable to a welfare-sucking knief-wielding FALN-loving lazy Puerto Rican. While we toast the Cuban-Americans, let us not forget how far the ‘Ricans have come, whether it is by upward work or simply by default.
Just one thing: Does Geraldo agree?
you mean gerald rivers?
The bottom line is, that the Democratic Party is the new plantation owners, only this time it is not only blacks that they want as slaves, it is also whites and any other race they can co-opt. Rangle and the other blacks were invited to live in the owners house, to acquire wealth and prestige, as long as they would go along with the Dems agenda to keep the poor, poor. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and the other blacks in congress’ job was to sell the democrats agenda to blacks, while their white countrparts sold it to the poor whites. The black leaders pushed racism, while white leaders pushed class warfare agendas.
If the democrats really wanted to help the poor, they would get out of the private sector and allow the private sector to create businesses and jobs, so that the poor could be self reliant and not rely on the Federal Gov. for their subsistance. At the very least, if they felt the need to continue to impose on the private sector, they could at least help those in poor neighborhoods, to be able to leave those poor neighborhoods by helping them move to other parts of the states they live in or to other parts of the nation where their are jobs and a need for a labor force. They don’t do this because it is not part of their agenda, which is to keep the poor, poor and reliant on government.
Welcome to the new plantation folks!!