http://xicanopwr.com/2006/05/a-page-in-untold-hispanic-history/ because there are some things still worth fighting for Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://xicanopwr.com/2006/05/a-page-in-untold-hispanic-history/comment-page-1/#comment-879 ¡Para Justicia y Libertad! » Blog Archive » Alberto Gonzales and the Politics of Whiteness Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:21:18 +0000 http://xicanopwr.com/2006/05/a-page-in-untold-hispanic-history/#comment-879 [...] incidental insights into our history regarding our current race problem is inherently flawed by the failure to consider in the context [...] [...] incidental insights into our history regarding our current race problem is inherently flawed by the failure to consider in the context [...]

]]> http://xicanopwr.com/2006/05/a-page-in-untold-hispanic-history/comment-page-1/#comment-518 ¡Para Justicia y Libertad! » America’s Imperial Arrogance Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:08:37 +0000 http://xicanopwr.com/2006/05/a-page-in-untold-hispanic-history/#comment-518 [...] The primary reason for concealing the history and experiences of a “colonized” people by the “colonizers” is to dominate the hearts and minds of conquered and wipe out the memories of our histories and histories of our forebears. As a result, there are only two options, perish in isolation for strongly opposing the new system (disobedience has consequences) or accept the oppressors value system, being content to remain in their place by denouncing their past and heritage to survive. By embracing the rewritten history, we eventually buy into the manufactured story on how this nation came into being. By doing this, we are left with a “colonized mentality.” [...] [...] The primary reason for concealing the history and experiences of a “colonized” people by the “colonizers” is to dominate the hearts and minds of conquered and wipe out the memories of our histories and histories of our forebears. As a result, there are only two options, perish in isolation for strongly opposing the new system (disobedience has consequences) or accept the oppressors value system, being content to remain in their place by denouncing their past and heritage to survive. By embracing the rewritten history, we eventually buy into the manufactured story on how this nation came into being. By doing this, we are left with a “colonized mentality.” [...]

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