We have had a spate of mass shootings in Texas where the shooters have Hispanic surnames. Needless to say, if you're an odious piece of shit like Marjorie Traitor Green, you ascribe this to the mass flood of "illegals" flooding our borders.
The Mall Shooter (as opposed to the Backyard Shooter) was apparently both Hispanic AND a Nazi Curious type. This has confused some people who apparently forgot Nick Fuentes exists.
There are a number of reasons that you can have Hispanic White Supremacists that have to do with the complications of ethnic identity in Latin America and the weird dynamic of race in America itself. A quick glance at history books will let you know that quite a few Latin American countries welcomed fleeing Nazis after World War II, and the record of fascism in Latin America is...not good. Military dictatorship were very common and remain "the good old day" for many. The term "death squad" originated in Central America, for crying out loud.
The racial caste system of Latin America was much more nuanced than Americans realize, as our caste system tended towards "White" and "Non-White". But there are Latin Americans who see themselves as "White" and superior to more mestizo-type populations within their borders.
When this idea is translated to America, you have people who are drawn to solidarity with the dominant racial caste - in this case, White America. They were the dominant caste at home and they want to be allied with the dominant caste here. What's more, the natural psychology of fascism is bullying and bullies look towards other, stronger bullies. If you're already drawn towards that psychology it's a short walk.
Even more importantly, Hispanics sit in a racial no-man's land in America. They aren't Black and - in the eyes of most White Americans - they aren't exactly White. Hell, even if they are indigenous Americans, they aren't seen as "Native Americans" but rather "Latin". For those who were part of a dominant caste system at home, this dislocation is disorienting, so you rush towards the movement that seeks to shut out people who look like you and claim allegiance to them, in the same way an abused person seeks the approval of their abuser.
All of this is a long way of saying something that is undeniably true. There is no Hispanic or Latine Polity in America. There are multiple identifiers and ethnic differences that tend to get ignored when White people lump all these disparate groups into "Hispanic" or "Latinx".
Oh, and it's the fucking guns. Never forget it's also about the fucking guns.
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