Posted on 01/31/2008 1:53:46 PM PST by SmithL
WASHINGTON, (AP) -- A national Latino group said Thursday it is fighting back against what it considers to be "hate speech" that has emerged from the debate over immigration.
National Council of La Raza President Janet Murguia announced plans to pressure television network executives and candidates seeking their parties' presidential nominations to clamp down on such remarks.
The group launched a Web site to counter the speech, www.wecanstopthehate.org, with clips of what it considers offensive comments on television as well as a tracking of hate crimes.
"Hate groups and extremists have taken over the immigration debate in an unprecedented wave of hate," Murguia said. Although some comments could be considered free speech, "there is a line that sometimes can be crossed when it comes to free speech," she said.
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Political correctness will be the death of this great nation. It angers me that so many great, rugged individualists sacrificed so much for us, and this generation of spoiled, baby-boomer brats is throwing it away.
And that's the real point. They are a nation, and they claim the land. In Spaniard society, nothing is more important.
The humiliation of 1848 still looms large in their minds.
Many times I have been lectured by hispanic friends that "you gonna speak Spanish" someday. It wasn't a friendly comment - it was a threat and a statement of fact: once we re-take our dirt, then we will dictate terms.
This is not the rhetoric of "immigrants", of any flavor.
It is the statement of a conquering invader.
Why do they love Spain so much? And why do they lay claim to land up to Colorado?
Spanish - Mexican Land Grants: However the Colorado Constitution was written in English, Spanish and German. Because most of the farmers only spoke only German. They continued to speak only German until WWIOne or two of the southern counties in Colorado cover
Spanish Land Grant country from the King of Spain
when it became politically incorrect to speak German.
Stockholm syndrome, I guess....the descendants of La Malinche have to have something to hold on to...
And why do they lay claim to land up to Colorado?
It really goes much further than that...
They speak the language of the conquerers, honor their territorial claim, but somehow see themselves as not being of European origin as though to do so would somehow be “bad”.
I think they believe that some land is magic. If parts of the US went back to Mexico, the magic in the land would bring prosperity to Mexico.
Logic ain't their strong suit...
That's accurate and a fully appropriate description of them. If there are 12,000,000, then that's an army, and if they're here illegally then they've invaded.
associating immigrants with animals,
I'd have to know what animals they were compared to in order to comment here, or the context in which it occurred. Since no example was given, I'm going to assume it wasn't anything particularly atrocious.
accusing immigrants of bringing crime and diseases like leprosy to the U.S.,
I don't know specifically about leprosy, but it's an absolute fact that illegals are bringing crime and disease to our nation.
and purveying a conspiracy theory that Latinos are trying to take back parts of the United States once ruled by Mexico.
That's also true. Many of the illegals view the southwest as Mexican territory and view themselves as engaging in a reconquista.
Next!
Maybe they can start with their OWN hate speech!
Lots of luck, Murg.
I think the words “LaRaza” imply hate speech more than anything in the illegal immigration “debate”.
I h8 illegal aliens.
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Super graphics potlatch!
La Raza is upset with Pat Buchanan, Lou Dobbs (hispanic wife!), Glenn Beck and demands their 1st Amendment rights be “censored” - under Mexican law I reckon!
La Raza better hold on to their sombreros and fakeroo IDs!
We have some hot new graphics coming that are going to put jalapheno peppers to shame!
Thanks, an old one as you know. We made so many ‘illegal’ slideshows and now I can’t seem to find them in all my stuff!! I have individual frames by the dozens though.
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