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Chicano conference programs and speeches, 1975

1975-04-20 Keynote Address: Chicanos and Education - Salvador Ramirez Page 14

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COLOR, YOU’LL HAVE TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES EVEN THOUGH YOU WON’T ENJOY THE RIGHTS I DO.) YOU’LL BE INFINITELY BETTER OFF THAN YOU ARE NOW.” TO ACHIEVE HIS CONTROL, THE GRINGO RACIST REVERTS TO THE USE OF INSTITUTIONS: RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, FAMILY. ROLES ARE INSTITUTIONALIZED WHEN THERE IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROLES…..WHERE THERE IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE REWARD PUNISHMENT SYSTEM. THE INSTITUTIONS SPECIFY THE GOALS AND SET THE REALITIES…..WHAT’S GOOD, WHAT’S BAD, WHAT IS DESIREABLE. I REALIZE THE RISK OF THIS LOBSTER ANALOGY AND, AMONG OTHER THINGS, I MAY BE LABLED AN ALARMIST OR A MEMBER OF A DIASTER CULT…..FOR ESSENTIALLY WHAT O AM TELLING YOU IS THAT WHAT SHOULD BE PRESERVED, TRANSMITTED, AND ENRICHED IS ALREADY GOING TO THE DOGS, AND THAT ALREADY IT IS AT LEST HALF-WAY THERE IN PROFESSIONAL CIRCLES. TO BE SURE WHAT I HAVE PUBLICITY TOLD YOU…..UP TO NOW…..PAINFULLY CONSIDERS AND RECOGNIZES THAT THE HABITS OF A LIFE TIME CANNOT BE CHANGED OVERNITE AND I AM NOT, IN NO WAY, EXPLOITING THE PREJUDICES OF ANY PERSON IN THIS AUDIENCES. FACTS ARE FACTS…..SCRAMBLED EGGS CANNOT BE UNSCRAMBLED.....ALTHOUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MAY SOMEDAY FIND A WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THE UNSCRAMBLING OF
 
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