Another day, another shooting. This one carried out by a White Supremacist named Maurio Garcia. The number of Hispanic men who claim white supremacy is increasing and I find that particularly terrifying. I shouldn’t. I recognize the idea of passing and see it writ large in our social systems. I get Uncle Thomas and all the rest who think they are part of a collective that they truly aren’t. The fact that they are often first in line to wield their power against the ‘other’ as a way to prove themselves is a tool that has been used for decades. It is a powerful way to create violence and force change without actually getting your hands dirty. As insidious as it sounds, it is also entirely commonplace. So why am I surprised? Because I continue to believe that we as a nation will get this under control and find a way to heal ourselves.
I don’t think I’ll be surprised again, because I am starting to understand that we are also actively fighting against healing ourselves and bettering ourselves because there is no profit or power in that. It hurts me to see it, but it is there in front of my eyes.