[quadrant]

To me the name of this organization is silly.
As I understand it (and I admit I may be wrong) Aztlan is a contraction of Aztec Land.

Anyone with the slightest knowledge of Mexican history knows that the Aztecs conquered the indigenous people of Mexico, and then sacrificed them on the altar of the Aztec gods.
So oppressed were the other indigenous tribes of Mexico that many of whom welcomed Cortes as a liberator.
I wonder how many of the devotees of the Aztlan movement have any connection to the Aztec tribe. And I wonder how many of those who belong to Aztlan had ancestors who were murdered by the Aztecs.

For the average Mexican (that is, one whose ancestors belonged to a tribe other than the Aztecs) to belong to a movement named Aztlan is as logical as it would be for a Pole or a Russian to belong to a movement called the Nazis.

As for re-constructing or contructing a Republica del Norte out of northern Mexico and parts of the United States, its an idea as silly of Mussolini's desire to reconstruct the old Roman Empire or Hitler's idea to build a Greater Germany.

The Aztecs are gone, as is the Mexico they ruled. If you wish to honor them, concentrate on their acheievements. Do not waste time in fantasies.

[JustPiper]

Bump!