Perhaps I might have been wrong about my comments about how the media and the protesters are affecting Texas state and local government. Or even worse I could have been wrong by accusing the protesters of being illiterate that don’t like to research anything before making an argument that they think is credible. Whatever the reason might have been I wrote that blog with a little anger.
As a Hispanic, with a large family I experience some sort of illiteracy first handed. Just like the textbook said, Hispanics immigrate to Texas and with them they bring their political ideology. Many of my family members are Democrats and many are extremely liberal. They are involved in many of those protests that are happening in the capital. The reason why this is important to me is because my family sees the news and they believe the media’s point of view. They see those people protesting with posters and they think those are the true facts when in fact they are not.
The Spanish speaking news are mostly Democratic Liberals and they affect Texas state and local government because they don’t question what they hear on the news even though it is bias. Many Hispanics watch the protesters on the news and they think that the local government is being unfair sometimes. One example is the topic of abortion, it is hard to believe that Hispanics think abortion is a good thing, because we come from strong catholic beliefs, however many Hispanics protested against the SB1 and HB2. They wanted the government to let them choose where they wanted to do their abortions. On the other hand they were in favor of the government taking away our guns or putting more strict regulations on our firearms.
It’s hard to believe what education will do and how it changes your points of view. When I comment on Hispanics I talk from the majority of Hispanics I have a relationship with, and I am not trying to talk about everyone, just the ones I know. In Texas, Hispanics are increasing in population and soon they will influence the Texas state and local government more than what they are doing now.
As a Hispanic, with a large family I experience some sort of illiteracy first handed. Just like the textbook said, Hispanics immigrate to Texas and with them they bring their political ideology. Many of my family members are Democrats and many are extremely liberal. They are involved in many of those protests that are happening in the capital. The reason why this is important to me is because my family sees the news and they believe the media’s point of view. They see those people protesting with posters and they think those are the true facts when in fact they are not.
The Spanish speaking news are mostly Democratic Liberals and they affect Texas state and local government because they don’t question what they hear on the news even though it is bias. Many Hispanics watch the protesters on the news and they think that the local government is being unfair sometimes. One example is the topic of abortion, it is hard to believe that Hispanics think abortion is a good thing, because we come from strong catholic beliefs, however many Hispanics protested against the SB1 and HB2. They wanted the government to let them choose where they wanted to do their abortions. On the other hand they were in favor of the government taking away our guns or putting more strict regulations on our firearms.
It’s hard to believe what education will do and how it changes your points of view. When I comment on Hispanics I talk from the majority of Hispanics I have a relationship with, and I am not trying to talk about everyone, just the ones I know. In Texas, Hispanics are increasing in population and soon they will influence the Texas state and local government more than what they are doing now.
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On August 2nd, a classmate posted a sincere op-ed about his experiences as a Hispanic constituent with some comments on mapping the Hispanic voting trajectory.
This post was inherently in reference to a previous post that asserted that
Even though Texas is mostly conservatives and has some of the top universities in the United States, it still has lots of uneducated and lots of liberal citizens."
The semantics of statement itself equivocated liberals with being uneducated.
But with humility in mind, my classmate retracted his statement concluding that not all protestors are "illiterate." Though well written, there is a sense of alarm in his tone as he asserts in his "Blog #7" that somehow the Hispanic people have been conned into protesting for bills, such as the abortion bill, even though it was against their beliefs.
Though it is true that a majority of Catholics are Hispanic, thus religious beliefs forbid abortions, it is important to understand that Hispanics protesting against HB 1 were not protesting abortion: they were protesting a bill that limits health access to destitute women- most of whom are Hispanic.
Furthermore, the assertion that the "liberal media" is corrupting minds and forcing protests is illogical.
The end paragraph stating the importance of education may be a truthful point of view, but is demeaning to the Hispanic population he comes from. From my classmates experience, the majority of Hispanics that he has been around have been illiterate and "uneducated." He stresses the fact that education will change their point of view. While I completely agree that education is the frontier for knowledge, it is illogical and demeaning to somehow correlate a majority of the Hispanic population as illiterate and also saying that these same illiterate hispanics are at the forefront of protests.
One thing is for certain: The Hispanic population will continue to rise. Education and poverty levels in the Hispanic community are unfortunately low. But that aspect in no way, should be utilized to disenfranchise or stereotype against the Hispanic population.
To read more go to: http://tpntt.blogspot.com/2013/08/blog-7-texas-state-and-local-govt.html
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