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Right now, the Anglo people are desperately trying to hold on to the United States, like they tried to hold on to Africa
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"Right now, the Anglo people are desperately trying to hold on to the United States, like they tried to hold on to Africa"

- Edward James Olmos

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This quote by Edward James Olmos speaks with the power dynamics in between the Anglo individuals and other minority groups in the United States. Olmos is suggesting that the Anglo people are attempting to preserve their power and also control over the United States, just as they performed in Africa. This suggests that the Anglo individuals have a background of manipulating and suppressing minority teams, and that they are now attempting to do the same in the United States. Olmos is likely describing the background of manifest destiny in Africa, where the Anglo people used their power as well as resources to take control of the land as well as sources of African nations. This quote is a tip of the power characteristics that exist in the United States, and also how the Anglo individuals have actually used their power to suppress minority teams. It is a call to activity for all people to recognize the power characteristics that exist and also to work together to create a much more equitable culture.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Edward James Olmos somewhere between February 24, 1947 and today. He was a famous Actor from USA. The author also have 29 other quotes.

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