Sunday, March 31, 2019
Finally noticed, and got it wrong
Well, one of the usual populists finally noticed AMLO! Unfortunately the notice is sloppy and illogical, missing the main purpose of populism.
Buchanan is complaining about AMLO's symbolic request to Spain and the Church.
As the Democratic Party quarrels over reparations for slavery, a new and related issue has arisen, raised by the president of Mexico. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has written Pope Francis I and King Felipe VI to demand their apologies for the Spanish conquest of Mexico that began 500 years ago with the “invasion” of Hernando Cortes. Arriving on the Gulf Coast in 1519, Cortes marched in two years to what is today’s Mexico City to impose Spanish rule, the Spanish language and culture, and the Catholic faith upon the indigenous peoples. “One culture, one civilization was imposed upon another,” wrote President Lopez Obrador. “There were massacres and oppression. The so-called conquest was waged with the sword and the cross. They built their churches on top of the temples.”Well, that's exactly what happened. AMLO is accurately describing history. It wasn't an "invasion", it was an invasion. AMLO is NOT demanding reparations, only a verbal acknowledgment of the aggression. AMLO is firmly and consistently nonaggressive, and has made a point of NOT joining our invasion of Venezuela. When he opposes conquests, he carries no contradictory or hypocritical baggage. Here's the main point: Mexico is mainly native. For 500 years the natives have been the underclass, and the Spanish aristocrats (plus other Euros, esp Irish) have been the bosses and barons. AMLO is a populist. He represents the underclass and works to serve their interests. This is not a fake "injustice". The Mexican natives are realistic and patient people. They've been working hard for 500 years serving the aristocrats and the priests, and haven't received much in return. A little recognition might help to null the balance, to relieve the sense of injustice.
Labels: Natural law = Sharia law, Natural law = Soviet law
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