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thunder-blue-3 ◴[] No.44004103[source]
Mexico has so many greater problems to discuss than a few people learning the ancient tongue. 2 days ago a beauty influencer was shot dead on a live stream, and female (and male) mayors have been gunned down regularly. I couldn't care less about what they're speaking over there, I hope they take care of their basic human rights and giving their citizens dignity first.
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zeryx ◴[] No.44004179[source]
What do you expect the average Mexican to do about that? The Cartels have substantially more power than the state.

I think it's great that they're reclaiming some power by relearning their ancient languages that were nearly destroyed by their colonizers

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johnisgood ◴[] No.44005095[source]
What kind of power are you speaking of? "Cultural power" or something? Does it mean much in practice in this context? I fail to see what its reclaim would achieve against fighting cartels.
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harimau777 ◴[] No.44005525{3}[source]
Human beings are highly irrational. Increases in cultural power often gives them a sense of greater empowerment that causes them to take increases in political power. That's why dictatorships seek to suppress and control cultural practices that could lead to empowerment such as martial arts, religion, meditation, language, art, gender nonconformance, etc.
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1. johnisgood ◴[] No.44005944{4}[source]
I don't disagree, and I see how that would go about, but does it have any immediate effects? Is it not more of a long-term thing?