Many of the white supremacist institutions defining the United States are also fundamental to Latin American society. That’s true both historically and contemporaneously. Latin American states deliberately convey the idea that they are harmonious multiracial societies, which might explain why, say, Brazil doesn’t come to mind as readily as the United States here. Even so, the Latin-American “mestizaje” is mostly analogous to the Anglo-American “melting pot” in all the most important ways, namely that Black and Indian people are similarly oppressed and marginalized.
I’m an Ohioan, so maybe some of our Latino/a comrades can fill in the gaps here.
Many of the white supremacist institutions defining the United States are also fundamental to Latin American society. That’s true both historically and contemporaneously. Latin American states deliberately convey the idea that they are harmonious multiracial societies, which might explain why, say, Brazil doesn’t come to mind as readily as the United States here. Even so, the Latin-American “mestizaje” is mostly analogous to the Anglo-American “melting pot” in all the most important ways, namely that Black and Indian people are similarly oppressed and marginalized.
I’m an Ohioan, so maybe some of our Latino/a comrades can fill in the gaps here.