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Absolut Ad causes anger over actual Mexican History
Written by Rich Vázquez
Absolut Vodka carried an ad inside of Mexico showing Texas and much of the Southwest US as part of Mexico. More than 100 Organizations have decided to boycott Absolut because of this. It's an attack on sovereignty, and attempt to conquer the United States, etc. Problem is, it was an actual map from history. Thousands of people in the United States are frothing at the mouth over someone displaying actual and factual history. In the meantime, we continue to fly Confederate flags (the flag of the only nation to cause the US to divide and lose states for a meaningful amount of time) and other colonial era celebrations, gifts and decorations.
Somehow xenophobic groups have managed to say that when a non-Mexican company displays actual Mexican history inside the borders of Mexico - it is an attack on the United States. Some articles on the subject have even blithely referred to the "Mexican idea of reconquista" - but pay attention folks, you'll see anti-immigrant and anti-Hispanic groups and individuals use the phrase reconquista a whole lot more than the fringe minority of Hispanics who do.
Absolut has apologized to the US right wing for displaying actual Mexican history inside Mexico's border.
Oh the sovereignty...
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