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while “latinx” as a word does come from “latin”, as a label to identify latin-americans and those of latin-american ancestry living outside of the continent, it was coined by diasporic latinxs living in the united states in opposition to the label “hispanic”. so, while etymologically it does come from europe, historically it’s a word that represents a resistance movement and actively rejects colonialist and imperialist influence, strongly tied to the latinoamericanista and chicanx movements.
european countries are not latinx. spain/italy/portugal were referred to as “latin” in medieval times, but that term is obsolete. they are romantic countries/countries who speak romantic languages.
latinx as an ethnic label was specifically created by diasporic latinxs in the united states to oppose the “hispanic” label. europeans without latin-american ancestry have no right to the label “latinx”, and saying that a language has latin roots is not the same that saying that a person is latinx.
also: there are plenty of people who don’t use latinx for a myriad of reasons.
certain indigenous movements and indigenous people reject “latinx”. labels like chicanx, tainx and indigenous/aboriginal/native are only for people of those respective groups.
caribbean people (haitians, jamaicans, dominicans) are latinx, but some might not self-identify as such or prioritize “caribbean” as an identity.
some latinxs (specially those living in the US) do self-identify as hispanic and they have a right to do so individually, but they still shouldn’t apply that label to others.
latinxs living in latin-america often identify first with their nationality and/or race, and keep the “latinx” label for political discussions or for international contexts.
as a rule, latinx and latin-american should be the go-to words when speaking about groups/in general, but in personal conversation you should ask what each person prefers.
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Anonymous: Ok, honestly tell me. Would a handgun or an assault rifle be more effective for reasonable home defense? Is there any reason why an assault rifle would be preferable in your own home? If not, then why would you need one for protection?
First of all, can tell me what an “assault rifle” is?
To cut to the chase, I would much rather have a semi-automatic carbine rifle for any kind of defense scenario over a handgun. A carbine rifle has more contact points to the body, is easier to aim steadily, is inherently for accurate, and generally has a higher round capacity, amongst other advantages.
I have at least both a Glock 19 handgun and an AR-15 rifle loaded and ready to go at all times in my home. They are both great option for home defense. But if I could only choose one, I would choose the AR-15 every single time.
A handgun is a sidearm. A secondary weapon. A rifle is a primary. The purpose of a secondary is to keep you alive long enough to fight your way to a primary. A secondary is good, but a primary will always be better.
As someone who has been in a firefight I want to point out that a semi-automatic long rifle or assault style rifle would absolutely be the worst for home defense. For one, most are too long and unpractical in thing spaces unless you’ve spent 200 bucks for modifications to make it shorter. The rounds you fire aren’t going to be stopped by drywall/wood or in a lot of cases, brick. Meaning your rounds are going to travel into other rooms in your house, at least, or other people’s houses.
If you actually care about home defense you would use a short shotgun. The spread makes for better shots and your rounds aren’t going to end up in your neighbors children.
But yeah, I guess if all you do is fetishize guns but don’t really think about their practical uses, a rifle is great for home defense.
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Haiti has the dubious distinction of being “the poorest country in the Western hemisphere” (Central Intelligence Agency, 2012); yet, it was the richest of France’s colonies until the Haitian Revolution, the only slave revolution to ever found a state. This paradox can be explained by what/who counts as whose property. Under French colonialism, Haiti was a worth a fortune in enslaved human beings. From the French slave owners’ perspectives, Haitian independence abolished not slavery, but their property and a source of common-wealth.
Unfortunately, history provides us with the exact figures on what
their property was worth; in 1825, “France recognized Haitian independence by a treaty requiring Haiti to pay an indemnity of 150 million francs payable in 5 years to compensate absentee slaveowners for their losses”. 150 million Francs was the equivalent of France’s annual budget (and Haiti’s population was less than 1% of France’s), 10 times all annual Haitian exports in 1825, equivalent to $21 billion in 2010 U.S. Dollars. By contrast, France sold the Louisiana Purchase to the United States in 1803 for a net sum of 42 million Francs.
The magnitude of these reparations, not for slavery, but to former slave owners, plunged Haiti into eternal debt.
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