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Originally posted by rrpjr
I was witness to a protest this morning on Highland and Melrose. First warning was a hovering LAPD helicopter. Then, a swarm of squad cars. Finally, a riff-raffish wave of angry young Latinos carrying banners and shouting “La Raza!” For those not in the know, “La Raza” is the term for a Mexican Zionist movement which seeks the “re-conquest” of California and the entire Southwest in the name of Mexico.
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I think you may be confusing La Raza with Aztlan. The latter is a promotion of 'brotherhood' often spun into a paranoid fantasy of "Mexican takeover" by white separatist groups. La Raza is just a rallying cry for protests like those of the UFW.
National Council of La Raza
http://www.nclr.org/