Mounce: Nazis are Bad!
By Dr. Gary Mounce
Nazis are bad, as President Obama said recently. Nazi means the ideas of fascism, including, but not limited to: authoritarianism, adoring one man (Hitler, et. al.), racism, White supremacy, anti-Jewish, anti-Black attitudes/actions.
Especially important, here on the U.S.-Mexican border, Nazi ideas would include scathing, anti-Mexican prejudices and/or deeply felt anti-Latino attitudes. Most concerned, educated citizens realize this reality. But proto-nazism or crypto-fascism still exist in the world, in the U.S., even here, on the border.
Case in point: a recent poll was commissioned by local television station, Telemundo, conducted by the prestigious polling firm, Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy. Ms Dalila Garza reported the results (9 Sep 18,
Rio Grande Guardian). Among those results: Texas Hispanics (69 percent) Oppose the Border Wall. The station maintains a campaign to promote civic engagement: Tu Voz en Español se Eschucha Mas Votando (Your Spanish Voice is Heard Louder by Voting). As many (68 percent) agreed: Undocumented Workers Help the U.S. Economy. By a margin of two to one, they support NAFTA, the current trade agreement with Mexico.
The data dont lie. Yet, there was push-back, nasty comments on Facebook and to the editor of the RGG. A few (including some Hispanics) responded in negative ways: What can you expect? Its only Telemundo, or Tele-mintirosos. . . puro pinchefaker polls, and some with the classy F-word, etc. Sad, the vast number of viewers (Telemundo) or readers (
Rio Grande Guardian)who agree with the polls didnt bother to respond. How to explain the denials, in face of evidence? One partial explanation is self-loathing by members of an ethnic minority group or internalized racism. That condition is one of racist attitudes toward members of ones own ethnic group, including ones self!
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