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Contributed by Niko
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May 16, 2006 at 05:20 AM |
Yet we are to remain silent?Written by Nicolas Preciado
The sudden catastrophic extinction of Indigenous (Ameri-Indians) is
mere hyperbole. Our existence terrifies the soul of the oppressor,
therefore bearing testimony to our resilient race.
Our struggles have been separated by foreign nations: They occupy our
ancestral domains yet shamelessly with forked tongues denounce us as
foreigners.
Such Audacity!
Such Arrogance!
The ancients were introduced to an alcoholism which till this day plagues our brethren.
Was it not your ancestors that initiated such strategy to neutralize the valor and dignity of nations across two continents?
Non-Indigenous-Absurdity! You savages need not dwell on the past, become civilized, speak a language in place of a archaic “dialect” and learn culture (European culture)
Such a simple plea. We must allow our ancestors suffering to pass in vain? Discontinue collective memory like some cheap clothing brand in urban “America” and negate from past mistakes? How shall we survive the repugnant attacks throughout our western hemisphere against the dignity, and livelihood of our brethren?
Remain Silent.
Yes, this is what is actually wanted.
Silence.
Allow the silhouette of machine guns drown out the moans of starving, children which lack decent educations.
I could be living in Bolivia, celebrating the election of my kindred, yet disorientated by the global communities mafia like position in regards to decency and the lower classes.
I could be in Brazil, witnessing the destruction of the Rain forest, and clinching on to my customs as people that lost contact with a creator desecrate what is not of their understanding: The Land.
I could be in Guatemala, a son or grandson of one of many genocides, yet bewildered by the lack of opportunity in my sector.
I could be in Mexico, starving for an ideal economic and educational opportunity, and wondering why I am who I am. Why is it a stigmata to be Indigenous, and why after so many battles and wars, we are perceived as a minority when in reality we are a majority?
I could be in the States or Canada confronted with a bitter reality that we are now an extreme minority, overlooked and in third world conditions.
Non-Indigenous- You need not live for any “ancestors” you are an individual, and as an individual as any human being, you owe nothing to nobody. You only have yourself. So since you only have yourself, there were, and are not any crimes committed against your people, as your people don’t exist, just as mine don’t we are all human individuals.
The contradicting tone of such illogical stance only indicates that a fault occurred
This fault is a collective entity of all the repressive, degrading, destructive and irrational actions taken by the oppressors which tormented two continents for self-gratification in the form of material wealth.
Yet we are to remain silent?
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