> It seems easier to convince the oppressed that they should hate those > beneath them on the social hierarchy rather than to join with them in a > common struggle. This has been the case with Black people from the > Caribbean encouraged to look down upon African - Americans or over a > century ago, Jews in America from a German background looking > condescendingly upon Jews recently arriving from Russia and Poland. "If you > can't beat them, join them!" > > > "Latinos have enormous blind spots when it comes to recognizing and > addressing racism in our communities, but we can’t deny the obvious. > > > > The racism is there, literally imported from our Latin American countries > of origins. It’s there when a White man named Gutierrez torments a Black > Latino member of the military. It’s there when a White Peruvian American > man follows and kills a young boy. It’s there when a police officer kills a > popular > cafeteria worker > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2016/07/07/he-knew-the-kids-and-they-loved-him-minnesota-shooting-victim-was-an-adored-school-cafeteria-manager/?utm_term=.5019295f714e&itid=lk_inline_manual_42&itid=lk_inline_manual_9> > at > a local school during a traffic stop. > > > > We as Latinos can no longer hide behind calls for unity, behind our > “mestizaje,” behind our shared language. We must acknowledge that we too > come from a history of colonial violence that subjugated Black and > Indigenous lives for the benefit of White Latin Americans. There should be > outrage — real, united outrage — when it comes to speaking out for Nazario, > Castile, Daunte Wright, George Floyd > <https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/george-floyd-america/systemic-racism/?itid=lk_inline_manual_20> > or > any other Black person who has fallen victim to police brutality." > > > > > https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/15/virginia-police-black-latino-lieutenant-racism/ > > >
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