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Fair and Unbalanced Racism - MEChA Professor Slams Fox, O'Reily
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| 8-29-03
| Rodolfo F. Acuna
Posted on 08/30/2003 2:51:19 AM PDT by tallhappy
Fair and Unbalanced Racism - 08/29/03
By
Rodolfo F. Acuna
Fox News and the O'Reilly factor have touched off a tempest in the
proverbial teapot by denouncing California Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante for
not renouncing his affiliation with a Chicano student organization of
which he was a member in the 1970s. These so-called journalists equate
MECHA with the Klu Klux Klan and violence, which at a time of general
hysteria over terrorism is irresponsible.
Moreover, the accusations happen to be unfounded and lack any probative
value; one would expect more of professional journalists who are
supposedly dedicated to search for the truth using an object
methodology. Indeed, the instances that Fox News and its gaggle of talk
show hosts cite where not MECHA events but events sponsored by other
organizations. The one event that Fox News cites as violent was a July 4
demonstration in 1996 where they said Mechistas attacked black and white
Americans protesting illegal immigration. The truth is that many
groups were present at this demonstration, and it was racist nativist
groups that attacked them.
Moreover, they accuse MEChA of association with anti-Semitic groups like
Nation of Aztlan. Here again Fox News is guilty of distorting the facts
and guilty of sloppy reporting. There no such group as the Nation of
Aztlan and most MECHAS have severed ties with any group with sexist,
anti-Semitic or homophobic agendas.
Fox News and OReilly also mistakenly say that MEChA's motto is "for the
race, everything. For those outside the race, nothing." Again, they have
gotten wrong; actually the motto of MECHA is La union hace la fuerza
(Unity creates power). Further the gaggle charges that MECHA has 300
chapters in universities across the U.S. making the false assumption
that they have a national organization with a national office. MECHA is
a student organization with no formal central body, it has no national
office, it has no budget, and it has no constitution.
Each MECHA chapter has a set of bylaws that the student affairs office
must approve. These bylaws state that the organization is open to all
students no matter their race, sexual orientation, gender or religion.
These alleged journalist also charge that the organization is dedicated
to the creation of the Nation of Aztlan; this is a ridiculous charge.
Most MECHAs are dedicated to creating a space on the university campuses.
The organization is anything but anti-Semitism and antiblack; some of
its members are black and others are Jews. At California State
University Northridge MECHA has formed coalitions with various groups.
Despite the facts, the racist nativists are calling on Bustamante to
renounce his membership in MEChA, an organization that he belonged to
more than 30 years ago. They say that his membership in MECHA is
certainly more relevant than Arnold Schwarzenegger's father being a
Nazi. I really find this to be offensive. First because it trivializes
an ideology that murdered six million people, and second because no one
in the Latino community is stooping to this sort of demagoguery.
In my youth, I naively believed that the only hope for democracy was
higher education and the so-called Fifth Estate. In part I became a
historian because of this naivety. Through the years, I had tremendous
respect for journalist such as Edward R. Murrow.
This respect has dwindled as journalist today have abandoned objectivity
and the search for the truth, instead searching for ratings by playing
on the fears of Americans. I would hope that other journalist would show
more professionalism and base their reports on fact. The truth be told,
if I were to grade the Fox coverage it would be a fail. In the first
three paragraphs it makes five errors of fact. So much for fair and
balanced coverage; so much for professionalism.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: agitprop; antisemitism; aztlan; bustamante; california; civilwarii; conservativebashing; democrats; doublestandard; foxbashing; foxnews; immigration; kkk; laraza; marxists; mecha; mediabias; oreilly; oreillybashing; propaganda; racebaiting; racialdivision; racism; racistorganization; racists; religiousintolerance; secession
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To: TankerKC; SoCal_Republican
Not a secret message. It is in The spiritual plan of Aztlan.
See this thread for it and links here
To: SoCal_Republican
And more there at UCI:
El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán
In the spirit of a new people that is conscious not only of its proud historical heritage but also of the brutal "gringo" invasion of our territories, we, the Chicano[/a] inhabitants and civilizers of the northern land of Aztlán from whence came our forefathers, reclaiming the land of their birth and consecrating the determination of our people of the sun, declare that the call of our blood is our power, our responsibility, and our inevitable destiny.
We are free and sovereign to determine those tasks which are justly called for by our house, our land, the sweat of our brows, and by our hearts. Aztlán belongs to those who plant the seeds, water the fields, and gather the crops and not to the foreign Europeans. We do not recognize capricious frontiers on the bronze continent
Brotherhood [and sisterhood] unites us, and love for our brothers [and sisters] makes us a people whose time has come and who struggles against the foreigner "gabacho" who exploits our riches and destroys our culture. With our ..
Just your regular seditious hate speech with huge racial superiority overtones. Foxnews is not the problem here.
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posted on
08/30/2003 2:49:18 PM PDT
by
flamefront
(To the victor go the oils. No oil or oil-money for islamofascist weapons of mass annihilation.)
To: Russell Scott
The roots of MECHA are Leninst-Marxist. When they do" their thing " it's always with like minded groups so they can deny, deny, deny. Still go to the links and see for yourself.
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posted on
08/30/2003 3:51:48 PM PDT
by
lawdog
To: backhoe
bttt
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posted on
08/30/2003 5:05:40 PM PDT
by
rightofrush
(right of Rush, and Buchanan too.)
To: rightofrush; All
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posted on
08/30/2003 5:13:00 PM PDT
by
backhoe
To: SoCal_Republican
How can the "good professor" deny what is blatantly written on their website?
To: moehoward
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posted on
08/30/2003 7:36:30 PM PDT
by
EdReform
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To: Amerigomag
Back in the 1950s, Compton Jr. College came to play Kilgore Jt. College in a football game and I got to talk to a student who came to see the game.Still remember that exchange. It sounded to me that California had a good system, with the 2-years colleges open to almost everyone and with the potential of completing their education at foru-year schools. Of course, they also met the needs of kids with no real acdemic bent with work related programs. How has that changed?
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posted on
08/30/2003 11:18:00 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
To: Constructionist
"We will see an onslaught of these NON-INCOME-TAX-PAYING criminals like never seen before."
You're not kidding. This is the phone number to call Governor Davis' comments line: 916-445-2841. But be forewarned, a friend of mine called this number, and the person who answered began to rant about "you right-wingers."
To: Russell Scott
Has the NAACP drawn up new maps of the United States?
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posted on
08/31/2003 2:16:46 AM PDT
by
weegee
To: duvausa
Please see #33. I am pleased that two of your children received a worthy education at a Cal State. There are a few with outstanding departments -- Cal State Chico and Cal State Long Beach come to mind. It also helps to have students who demand much of themselves; they will make it anywhere, despite the mediocrity that permeates the student body and faculty of the Cal States.
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posted on
08/31/2003 7:10:51 AM PDT
by
gaspar
To: SandRat
Is that another light switch I just heard going on cockroach? great post....exactly how it is
To: tallhappy
First because it trivializes an ideology that murdered six million people, and second because no one in the Latino community is stooping to this sort of demagoguery. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
The Spanish speaking media outlets are nothing BUT demagoguery. They make the Enquirer and Star look like tame little nothings. These people are scared- and its about TIME!
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:19:14 AM PDT
by
Nachum
To: StarFan; Dutchy; Gracey; Alamo-Girl; RottiBiz; bamabaseballmom; FoxGirl; Mr. Bob; xflisa; lainde; ..
FoxFan ping!
Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my FoxFan list. *Warning: This can be a high-volume ping list at times.
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posted on
08/31/2003 7:53:58 PM PDT
by
nutmeg
(Is the DemocRATic party extinct yet?)
To: tallhappy
bttt
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:26:01 PM PDT
by
rightofrush
(right of Rush, and Buchanan too.)
To: rightofrush
Before this is over, Ahhnold will be a perv, and Bustamecha will give the state to Mexico, and Davis will win by default.
He can then say "See, I told you I was popular!"
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:33:40 PM PDT
by
chuckles
To: nutmeg
Thanks for the heads up!
To: tallhappy
We know what "MECHA" has to say. This is going around on the net and should serve as a response to "MECHA":
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posted on
09/12/2003 3:34:32 AM PDT
by
EUPHORIC
(Picture steaming parrot droppings: "this is your mind on liberalism...")
To: tallhappy
Methinks the next Mexican-American war won't be fought south of the border...
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posted on
09/12/2003 3:48:41 AM PDT
by
djf
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