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A grain of sand

I cannot, I am not ignoring the continued misconceptions of people for people who are from "south of the border". Having a Brown heritage and similar Latino traits, I have the belief that there are  large  portions of people labeling us as being menaces, dead weight, and dysfunctional.  I am trying to understand the reality that we are less educated.  I am trying to understand our violent nature.  I am trying to understand from a critical view point how being Chicano, Latino, or Mestizo has become so toxic.  It is also important to know that although I look with a critical lens I am fastened tightly to the truth that I come from a resilient, creative, and symbiotic heritage. 

We, I, and Us are not absolutely unhealthy and are far from being completely harmonious.  In my research to understanding how the Mestizo culture was created, I learned about Central America.  I learned of the Maya and Azteca.  I was drawn to the Mayan resistance, known to the ignorant Gringo mentality as a communist front.  I learned that it was a conscious effort to bring symbiosis to a resource saturated region.  These resources attracted characters that found value in capital economies.  I have followed the injustices of Central America, as if being drawn into it.  The birthplace of injustice during the industrial times is Guatemala.  I have journaled  about it in previous blogs.  Now there are actions to account for the devastation.  Leaders are being brought to justice.  More significantly the forgiveness synthesis has broken a barrier to action. 
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The "Critical" portion of forgiveness is finally initiating.  Efraín Ríos Montt will be held accountable for his choices.  He is the enemy, but first he is a person.  In my opinion he has vilified the gringo mentality, by personifying the shadow quality to the gringo archetype.  Despite my vengeful mind, my heart is wondering how he could grow to believe in decisions that led to 200,000 lives eliminated.  I am already primed to encounter what I consider the understanding portion of forgiveness synthesis.

Efraín Ríos Montt will stand trial.

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