I have more reactions to this post than I have time, so will just say a few words.
That movie clip was unsettling. I could never show it to my wife because she’d tell me again that she would want to go home.
My other initial reaction was (ashamed to admit) that although I am aware of the historical class ladder (social classification) of the peoples of Mexico, and perhaps of all Latin America, where those born in Spain had the most rights, and the indigenous were at the bottom, I never really thought about the fact that we have the same thing here. But it’s not history. It’s what we live in now. Thanks for pointing this out, as sad as it is.
No need to be ashamed. We all have blind spots. That you're willing to reevaluate your outlook says something about you. It's when we refuse to reconsider anything that we deserve rebuke. And really, that's the point of the piece. Thanks for reading, Steve, and for leaving such an introspective comment. I always appreciate your input.
I have more reactions to this post than I have time, so will just say a few words.
That movie clip was unsettling. I could never show it to my wife because she’d tell me again that she would want to go home.
My other initial reaction was (ashamed to admit) that although I am aware of the historical class ladder (social classification) of the peoples of Mexico, and perhaps of all Latin America, where those born in Spain had the most rights, and the indigenous were at the bottom, I never really thought about the fact that we have the same thing here. But it’s not history. It’s what we live in now. Thanks for pointing this out, as sad as it is.
No need to be ashamed. We all have blind spots. That you're willing to reevaluate your outlook says something about you. It's when we refuse to reconsider anything that we deserve rebuke. And really, that's the point of the piece. Thanks for reading, Steve, and for leaving such an introspective comment. I always appreciate your input.