EXCELLENT POST!!!
The discussion is needed, even though it expresses, feelings and beliefs rather then strategy and science which other ethnic groups do by voting by virtue of thier collective agenda facing thier situations in thier communities in America apartheid system.
Piece or Paece?
that is the question, I hope folks do not judge the brothers here and folks have a right to their beliefs in the myth of rugged individualism.
Ironicaly one will never see a group of hispanics or latinos debating what a collective agendas purpose would be or why they need a collective agenda.
They have settled most of their differences and regardless of Mexuican South American, or Carribbean,
they have unified,
will unify and continue to unify
without quibble or question and learn how to not only control politicians,
by virtue of a common agenda,
but have established a modicum of self sufficiency by being able to feed themselves seperate from the white world,
as well as act in unison in defense of thier interests,
by virtue of a common agenda,
for instance the boycott theystaged that POWERFUL DAY in NYC were they shut down every restaurant in NYC, AND NOBODY ATE, NYC WORKERS OR TOURISTS.
while we sit and debate wether or not to build a boat before a flood told not by one man but by every meteorologist on every radio and television station,
the latino, hispanic community will be on the other side of the safe sure, so that thier children will not have to worry about anything when the storm comes!!!
Like Malcolm said just because younsit at a table does not make you a diner
... please make yourself at home ... 