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Posted on: December 17th, 2006
Filed Under: [ Tomás' Picks ] [ Commentary ]
Tags: activist, aztec, Escondido, protest, stereotypes, student
“That old paradigm might provide a comfortably familiar dynamic for activists, elected officials and the media to play off, but it conceals the new reality — and the danger — of the deepening racial polarization on Americas streets.
And some of the most stridently racial rhetoric these days is not being heard from blacks or whites but rather from Latinos.
From street activists to students to professionals, Latinos are stoking ethnic anger as they pander to crowds with blatant stereotypes and use racially charged language to motivate their supporters — and they are doing so with virtual impunity.
At an October protest in Escondido, Calif., organizer Fernando Suarez de Solar of a group called Aztec Warriors for Peace whipped a crowd of illegal immigrants into a frenzy outside City Hall after the council passed an ordinance that requires landlords to verify the legal residency of their tenants.”
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