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Posted on 09/02/2003 10:12:05 AM PDT by kattracks
California Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante refused over the weekend to expressly denounce the racist-sounding slogan of Latino-supremacist group MEChA, which preaches to its members, "For the race everything. For those outside the race, nothing."
Asked about the slogan no fewer than four times on Saturday by Fox News Channel's Tony Snow, Bustamante first responded that he loved his culture and would represent all Californians if he became governor.
"My politics ... have grown to a point where I'm a very inclusive individual, and all you have to do is look at the politics I've shared and the kind of politics that I've had," the California recall candidate tap-danced.
When pressed for a more direct answer, Bustamante said, "Racial separatism is wrong," but he declined to explicitly condemn MEChA or its message.
"You have to look at what people do, not just what they say, and I think I've demonstrated my ability," he protested.
Bustamante's defenders say his politics are actually far more moderate than MEChA's, to which he belonged during his college days at Fresno State in the 1970s.
But Los Angeles radio host Larry Edler wasn't buying it.
"What is a moderate member of a racist organization?" he asked his KABC audience last week.
"'I was a moderate member of the Klan'? I mean, imagine what would happen if a Republican were to make that statement?"
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And if the two don't agree, which do you believe? That's called hypocrisy.
1) We are the White People of The American SouthWest reclaiming the land of out birth (Caucasian Nation)
2) The American Southwest belongs to its residents, who are sovereign and not subject to the American Government
3) We are a union of free cities forming a white nation
4) White nationalism, as the key in mobilization and organization, is the common denominator to bring consensus to the White Movement.
5) Cultural values strengthen our identity as The Family of the Caucasian Race
6) EPEDA, as a basic plan of White liberation, sought the formation of an independent national political party that would represent the sentiments of the White community.
Well, this is the basic foundation of MECHa as outlined on the UCSB (University of California - Santa Barbara) website – except I have substituted the word white or Caucasian for Chicano.
http://orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/mecha/Mechaphilosophy.html
M.E.Ch.A’s Philosophy (Excerpted)
The Chicana/Chicano sutdent movement has been plagued by opportunists that have sought to rechannel the energies of our people and divert us from our struggle for self determination. The educational plight of Chicana and Chicano students continues to be ignored by insensitive administrators. Overall, Chicana/Chicano junior high, high school and college pushout rates have risen since1969, forcing many Chicanas and Chicanos to a life of poverty. These factors along with a growing right wing trend in the nation are combining to work greater hardships on Chicanas and Chicanos. New repressive and racist immigration laws are continuously directed at our Gente. Along with this, the current administration has started the process of dismantling Affirmative Action and Civil Rights protections. (Bold enhancement added by me)
The fundamental principles that led to the founding of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán are found in El Plan de Santa Barbara (EPDSB). The Manifesto of EPDSB sees self-determination for the Chicana and Chicano Chicano and Chicana Movement in El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán (EPEDA). A synopsis of El Plan stipulates:
1) We are Chicanos and Chicanas of Aztlán reclaiming the land of out birth (Chicano and Chicana Nation);
2) Aztlán belongs to indigenous people, who are sovereign and not subject to a foreign culture;
3) We are a union of free pueblos forming a bronze nation;
4) Chicano and Chicana nationalism, as the key in mobilization and organization, is the common denominator to bring consensus to the Chicano and Chicana Movement;
5) Cultural values strengthen our identity as La Familia de La Raza; and
6) EPEDA, as a basic plan of Chicano and Chicana liberation, sought the formation of am independent national political party that would represent the sentiments of the Chicano and Chicana community.
What do you think you're doing, posting negative articles about Bustamante?
FR is only for Schwarzenegger-bashing articles!
Then, after the election, you can post all the critical pieces on Governor Bustamante you want to!
Dan
Of course not, that would cost him votes.
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