La Raza,
I assume that you are a mexican-american and, as such, history has understandably given you a chip-on-your-shoulder vibe about racism in “white america”. There are certainly many racists in this country, as there have been in every country ever (since racism is a logical extension of in-group biases, a fundamental piece of human psychology, this should be no surprise,) but you must see that your comments are just as racist, just from another angle. It’s true, once-minority populations within this country will become the majority within our lifetimes, and that is not in any way a bad thing. Those with majority population deserve majority representation, which will ultimately follow, as you also suggested, and that is not bad either. The bad arises when you begin acting as though your “raza” is going to “take over” America. What exactly do you think that means? To me, a caucasian american, I would like to think that “brown america” will attempt to represent all americans, majority and minority. If not, what’s the difference between you and the “gringos” you apparently despise? Your group will be on top for a while until some other former minority out-populates or out-immigrates your “raza”. Would you then wish them to call you racists or oppressors? For the good of our country, I would hope not. I’ve grown up in an age of progressivism which has modeled me to believe that people should be judged by their actions and character, not by their race or ethnicity. These are the ideals I would like to pass on to my future generations, and I hope you would agree. Otherwise I hope that you and your regressive ideals are not representative of the “brown america” to-come.
