I was concerned with some of the comments from the U of Houston Professor, and a few others. But that video is a bit misleading. Only one of the speakers is actually talking about the nation of Aztlan. As with any large cultural/political identity group, I imagine there's a wide breath of opinion within Chicano thinking. Yes, there are some that view the current situation as a struggle for dominance, and they probably sit at home dreaming of enslaving white people and forcing them to turn over all the riches of America to them. Not all that much crazier than the Klan or Aryan nation. There's also a large number, I believe a majority, that simply want an open border and recognition of economic/political identity when they travel back and forth. I don't agree that they should have this right, but I'm willing to demonize them by painting them with the most extremist comments made by their fringe elements, any more than I'm going to attempt to own comments made by the David Duke's of the world.
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