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a) whatever they are called, Americans of Hispanic descent residing in the United States are vastly under-represented, ignored by most of the media, and are likely to be vital in American politics from now on.

b) i do not see or hear vast amounts of "Hispanic Anger," from the Hispanics i interact with. The reasons are many and subtle, but the bottom line is nobody pays them to express their anger.

c) i was trying to make a point, which was missed. OK Hispanic. A rose by any other name.

d)One important factor that strikes me about the Hispanic, as opposed to the African American cultures, is that the Hispanic Culture is not in the process of being redefined every generation.

e) The stool metaphor was one of stability, not total inclusiveness.

f) i do not speak for any culture, race or power group, including my own. I try for the perspective of an historian. Although not an academic i do have a few publishing credits

g) the most interesting part of the whole gestalt is the the huge blind spot progressives have toward Hispanics. For example NPR, has one little show about Latinos, while there are several with an African American perspective. I make no value judgements, i just find that interesting.

h) it seems sometimes that the only commentators that notice Hispanics see them as a menace. I hear most of the same slurs used about illegal Mexicans now as were used in the recent past about African Americans, Catholic Southern Europeans, and even the Irish.

i) All the other repressive movements, the Klan, the Know Nothings, the Nativists, all failed. So the historical prediction is....?