tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968847411787069482.post247599775689809786..comments2023-04-08T04:43:46.838-07:00Comments on Indigenous Rights: Bicentennial of Mexican IndependenceLeonor Monrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09005451842812157383noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3968847411787069482.post-59560360711784377462010-09-14T20:08:42.232-07:002010-09-14T20:08:42.232-07:00I think its an interesting idea to refrain from ce...I think its an interesting idea to refrain from celebrating independance if one doesn't believe the country is indeed independant, and I totally support the idea. However, I personally think "El Grito" and the traditional, prideful, and joyful celebration of Mexico's independance is one I wouldn't be so quick to girlcott. <br /><br />As far as undocumented status here in the US, I find it interesting that Chavez first, pitted black slavery against modern day wage slavery, and second, that he framed black slavery as having something MORE than what the undocumented have today. Not to say that there aren't things (citizenship, to an extent) that black slaves did have that the undocumented do not, but I think its fair to say neither group of people are empowered and I'm not sure how productive rating oppression is. No person in the US is guaranteed food and/or shelter, and certainly those excluded from the human right to work are at high risk to become homeless. However, in my basic understanding of the statistical makeup of the homeless population, it is women, veterans, and the mentally ill who make up our largest demographic (which I think this is partially due to family and community networks in place for recent migrants).<br /><br />Also, the idea that slaves were "protected" by their slaveowners just seems off. Being kept alive for the purpose of exploitation is not what I would consider protection. Yes, both slaves and the undocumented are stripped of their liberty and their human status in the country, but in different ways.Nouvelle Maudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808307910650365710noreply@blogger.com