As a Brazilian, there is nothing shocking about this. I've gotten used to being called a "Monkey" online by spanish speaking south americans, especially Argentinians. Racism and prejudice in the latino community is more ingrained than a lot of americans think, its just hidden because everyone born south of the border is labeled as a "minority".
Take solace in the fact that Brazil is by far the dominant economy in South America, vastly over shadowing Argentina...not to mention its cultura e populacao bem agradavel.
@@felipeneves7260 you dont know about blanqueamiento, history political history of brazil, and you call others political illiterates. typical antiracist, all with the brain size of a walnut
@@felipeneves7260 you're a brazilian that doesnt know about BLANQUEAMIENTO.and you talk about political illiteracy. i see in all countries leftists project their lack of knowledge on others
We’d like to think that it is common knowledge that anti-blackness is a global phenomenon but unfortunately, the targeted white-washing of known history has prevented that. History has been white-washed so severely that often, the extent of racism across the world is masked. The country that has been most ‘successful’ in white-washing its population, history and culture is Argentina. Argentina is considered the whitest country in South America, which is odd considering that, like Brazil, they were colonized and subjected to Spanish colonists shipping in African slaves from the West Coast of the African continent. Currently, Argentina’s population of European ethnicity constitutes 97% of the population - this is a disturbing figure taking into account that by the late 1700s nearly 50 percent of the population in the interior of the country was black, and between 30 and 40 percent of the population of Buenos Aires was black or mulatto. When asked about Afro-Argentines, most Argentineans believe that Argentina never took part in the slave trade or that the Afro-Argentines left Argentina “naturally”. Both of these theories are wrong. What actually happened to Black Argentineans is so disturbing and inhumane, it would be shocking that it wasn’t being taught in classrooms if the world wasn’t so inherently racist. It is widely reported that president of Argentina from 1868 to 1874, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, undertook a ‘covert genocide’ that wiped out the Afro-Argentinean population to the point that by 1875, there were so little Black people left in Argentina that the government didn’t even bother registering African-descendants in the national census.
I am Argentine, in our country throughout history politicians tried to eliminate the black part of the population, as well as many Latin American countries, except that Argentina was the only country that really did it, for example, in the war of the triple alliance, Uruguay, Argentina and even Brazil, put black people to fight on the front lines and in the most difficult battles. Many black people died in those battles, it was the bloody war in South America, so the Afro-descendant and African-American male population dropped too much, making black women with children, single or with families, start working in the houses of the bourgeoisie, white and rich men had affairs with these employees, or some even married for love, only when they began to have children they were obviously born mestizo, and little by little the country went from having a 30 to 40% black population to have only 1% today. In Argentina we are mostly white or MESTIZO due to history, the population never had real contact or representatives of the black population, so the racism created by status and politicians began to grow, since skin color was related with social and economic position. society never had to really meet people with other religions or appearances, until 1980-2022, where the country received many people from bolivia and asia, and as I said before the skin color had a lot to do with it, since black people were related to the lower class, even white or mestizo people were called black for being poor, what I'm getting at is that I associate Bolivian people with all this, poverty ect, and although Asians were also obviously discriminated against, they never They were called poor, and I think it is because of the color of their skin. As a white Argentine person, I recognize that there is a lot of internalized racism, I say this because if you ask an Argentine if he is racist, he will answer no, but when he sees a black or poor person, his head automatically relates these ideals. I think that as a country we have not had an obligation to have this conversation, because the problem was never that "big" since there was never really immigrant or native representation until now. We do not believe that politicians represent us, because there has never been a good one, but it is because of these types of people that we never move towards a more inclusive and united country
@@zoejazminfuentealbaarriaga6805 your country is most racist and homophobic because of its treatment towards indigenous community y'all are too proud of your European ancestry disgusting I support Argentina in football because of the goat Messi but after knowing the truth of mistreatment of indigenous argentinians till today I'm shocked
Forgetting implies he ever knew this at all. For people who care so much about their history, racial-supremacists of all kinds tend to be completely ignorant of it.
The African population used to be more than 50 percent of the Argentine population, and there used to be more black people in Argentina than in Brazil, Argentina committed mass genocide against its African population, and I personally would never set foot in Argentina. Argentina from 1868 to 1874, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, undertook a genocide' that wiped out the Afro-Argentinean population to the point that by 1875, there were so few Black people left in Argentina that the government didn't even bother registering African descendants in the national census. Tellingly, Sarmiento wrote in his diary in 1848: What is [to be] done with such blacks, hated by the white race? Slavery is a parasite that the vegetation of English colonization has left attached to the leafy tree of freedom,” - International Business Times. imagine they killed half their population. the land of Argentina was fertilized with the blood and bones of Argentina's former African enslaved population. the food that grows in Argentina, and the grass that grows, for which the cattle graze on, was fertilized by the blood and bones of, its former African enslaved population, that unique taste that you taste, when you eat food grown and grazed in Argentina, is the blood and bones of your former enslaved people. African slaves built Argentina, and then the former slave owners paid back the slaves for the great works, toil, and effort, with mass genocide, the most complete and comprehensive genocide in human history. most of the present black and African population in Argentina are recent elite African and black immigrants, who did not arrive in Argentina until after 1980 and are not descendants of Argentina's African enslaved population. Argentina has gone a long way in whitewashing the genocide of its former African enslaved population, by allowing marginal mostly elite African immigrants, who themselves are somewhat anti-African, and tend to be very invested in absolving the European Argentine population of its genocide past, one of histories most comprehensive genocides committed against Argentinas descendants of Argentinas African population descendant of the trans-Atlantic slave system
@@shturm9391 sort of, outside of the USA someone is only considered mix if they have a significant or visually noticeable amount of another race or ethnicity, if someone is 80% white then they’re white in most places.
Argentina has always wanted to be a protectorate of western civilization in south america, they want falklands just to rival fernando de noronha from brazil, while fernando de noronha is hot, paradisiacal and full of ufology folklore, falklands would be cold and white representing a nation of ice against nation of the sun but argentina is such a diplomatic dwarf that brazil represents as diplomatic bridge between argentina and england As Portugal is an American colony in NATO, Brazil represents the only Lusitanians agent in geopolitical chess, USA wants Brazil to stop the Chinese advance in Latin America but we are not Western civilization to be an American puppet and we put Huawey in the 5g auction.
As Brazil is Mercosur's most powerful country, and Bolsonaro's anti-Chinese narrative has failed, it has now returned to its good old relationship with China, and without Brazil to stop Chinese technology in mercosur, this is shaping the scenario Samuel P. Huntington predicted at the end of the cold war: The West against the rest, Mercosur, Arab World, Russia and China, this is the new world order that will challenge the West and Israel
@@dicitencellovoyais7914 same in Mexico. Bunch of Mexicans hate their culture. Try so hard to assimilate and change their culture to a more Western bland culture.
nope the biggest migrations to argentina where made in 1880 from italy and spain when argentina wast 2 times more rich that spain and italy and about to beat the usa
@cervellone If it's anything like America's elections, it's manufactured "consent" in the sense of, "Who will win? Corrupt guy #1, or SUPER-corrupt guy #2? Thanks to their colleagues and predecessors, you have *no* other viable options! 😀"
He's alluding to the fact that by and large Argentinians have very little African admixture, unlike Brazilians, Colombians and Venezuelans (Where triracial mix of Euro, Afro and Native make up about perhaps half the population). But he is wrong because There is Native American blood in the veins of many Argentinians. But of course his discourse reeks of sneering racial superiority.
I am Argentine, in our country throughout history politicians tried to eliminate the black part of the population, as well as many Latin American countries, except that Argentina was the only country that really did it, for example, in the war of the triple alliance, Uruguay, Argentina and even Brazil, put black people to fight on the front lines and in the most difficult battles. Many black people died in those battles, it was the bloody war in South America, so the Afro-descendant and African-American male population dropped too much, making black women with children, single or with families, start working in the houses of the bourgeoisie, white and rich men had affairs with these employees, or some even married for love, only when they began to have children they were obviously born mestizo, and little by little the country went from having a 30 to 40% black population to have only 1% today. In Argentina we are mostly white or MESTIZO due to history, the population never had real contact or representatives of the black population, so the racism created by status and politicians began to grow, since skin color was related with social and economic position. society never had to really meet people with other religions or appearances, until 1980-2022, where the country received many people from bolivia and asia, and as I said before the skin color had a lot to do with it, since black people were related to the lower class, even white or mestizo people were called black for being poor, what I'm getting at is that I associate Bolivian people with all this, poverty ect, and although Asians were also obviously discriminated against, they never They were called poor, and I think it is because of the color of their skin. As a white Argentine person, I recognize that there is a lot of internalized racism, I say this because if you ask an Argentine if he is racist, he will answer no, but when he sees a black or poor person, his head automatically relates these ideals. I think that as a country we have not had an obligation to have this conversation, because the problem was never that "big" since there was never really immigrant or native representation until now. We do not believe that politicians represent us, because there has never been a good one, but it is because of these types of people that we never move towards a more inclusive and united country.
So, basically, not only is he putting down Mexicans and Brazilians as lesser people, but he's also claiming that his people wiped or displaced an entire indigenous people. Not sure if anyone picked up on that.
@@leonardogeremia8769 It is, about 50% of Argentinians have some indigenous blood running through their veins, and even up to 9 prosent have som descendant of African ancestry as well, go and take a look at your own history before commenting bullshit! If European saw Argentinas as equal to them, why did they attack you guys during the falklands war ???? exactly, you make me laugh out loud 🤣
Not only did Alberto completely erase the White, Mestizo, & Black populations of people from Mexico & Brazil, but he also erased the Mestizo, Indigenous, & Black populations of people in Argentina, who’ve gone through a horrible genocide. There’s so little of them left because of people who have a mentality like him.
The African population used to be more than 50 percent of the Argentine population, and there used to be more black people in Argentina than in Brazil, Argentina committed mass genocide against its African population, and I personally would never set foot in Argentina. Argentina from 1868 to 1874, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, undertook a genocide' that wiped out the Afro-Argentinean population to the point that by 1875, there were so few Black people left in Argentina that the government didn't even bother registering African descendants in the national census. Tellingly, Sarmiento wrote in his diary in 1848: What is [to be] done with such blacks, hated by the white race? Slavery is a parasite that the vegetation of English colonization has left attached to the leafy tree of freedom,” - International Business Times. imagine they killed half their population. the land of Argentina was fertilized with the blood and bones of Argentina's former African enslaved population. the food that grows in Argentina, and the grass that grows, for which the cattle graze on, was fertilized by the blood and bones of, its former African enslaved population, that unique taste that you taste, when you eat food grown and grazed in Argentina, is the blood and bones of your former enslaved people. African slaves built Argentina, and then the former slave owners paid back the slaves for the great works, toil, and effort, with mass genocide, the most complete and comprehensive genocide in human history. most of the present black and African population in Argentina are recent elite African and black immigrants, who did not arrive in Argentina until after 1980 and are not descendants of Argentina's African enslaved population. Argentina has gone a long way in whitewashing the genocide of its former African enslaved population, by allowing marginal mostly elite African immigrants, who themselves are somewhat anti-African, and tend to be very invested in absolving the European Argentine population of its genocide past, one of histories most comprehensive genocides committed against Argentinas descendants of Argentinas African population descendant of the trans-Atlantic slave system
The thing is that we Argentines also come from indigenous people, and people from all over. What this guy's said is absolutely racist and undiplomatic, which shows how stupid he and his advisors are, they can't even be on good terms with fellow Latin American nations.
The ignorance of this man. I hope he realizes that the reason why Brazilians speak Portuguese is because of Europeans. They didn't all go to Argentina, as he'd have you believe. What a ridiculous speech.
As an Argentinian, I want you to know that this is not what the people of my country think about our brothers and sisters from Brazil. This guy is just a f*cking stupid ignorant.
@@juandimas3529 Don’t concern yourself with the bs “nOt aLL” argument here. Spare @Bee the bullshit. Just check your fellow men & women when you hear or see this disgusting mindset being spewed to innocent citizens of the world. Nobody gives a damn about “nOt aLL.” FIX IT ONE PERSON AT A TIME!
@@nomihagan see how many people actually agree with dimas view. Also we try to change it at our possibilties but always you have to make a stand that it doesnt represent the majority not even the 10 per cent if you based on how many people condems that phrase
I’ve been to Argentina. Love the country. The dictatorship that kidnapped children and broke up families is heartbreaking. This current president is pretty crazy.
@Mari Jayne is the president of Argentina elected by a direct popular vote, or was there some sort of electoral college that got in the way of that, like with Trump?
This is so sad. Coming from Colombian I saw how much Americans and Europeans are venerated for no reason. Colombia is pretty much the same, there is an idea that white people are superior, when I was little in was told that I was too short, that I needed to be taller, I also experienced being segregated for coming from a poor family. I scaped Colombia and moved to America to find a place where you can at least have the haircut you want.
Well, the USA doesn’t= white. 57% of USA is European white, the rest are people that come from different background, but they are mainly Americans of Latino descent and Afro Americans (that have been in the USA since it’s “founding”.) White people in the USA come from Europe. Now, I think many countries in Latin America admire the USA simply because it’s a powerful country in terms of culture and economy.
@@macakucizmama831is this true? The “”europeans”” here in my country are usually awful people (they have some random grandpa from germany, and then keep saying they are German). Some cities in the south you can even find N4Z1 flags on the streets
I agree with everything you said. Coming from family that illustrates all the stereotypes of Argentinians and watched the corruption you speak of, while being glad we here do not have that... until last president.
I’m Brazilian and What he said was very disgusting, but this reflects the racism of many Argentines against Brazil, I know some Argentines and they are decent and great people, but many Argentines call Brazilians “little monkeys” (macaquitos) this is disgusting, Argentines are also mixed of races and there is no denying that, but many Argentines think that they are Europeans and that they are superior to Brazilians. In Brazil, I can guarantee, Brazilians don't have this feeling and this spite against Argentines, they don't talk bad about Argentines, Brazilians are very calm and polite towards the Argentine people but Argentines like to create war with the Brazilian people. They even go to football games in Brazil and commit racism against Brazilians inside football stadiums. Many Argentines have even been arrested inside Brazil because of this behavior.
about the whole "emerging from the jungle" thing -- you actually have to be pretty smart to survive in a jungle, let alone thrive. the jungle is not an easy place in which to live. all kinds of deadly plants, snakes, bugs, etc., not to mention animals like jaguars. and if you step on some thing sharp, like a thorn, for example, you have to know which plants can be used as an anti-septic. so actually, any people or group of peoples who make a place like a jungle their home are any thing BUT primitive. it takes a lot of smarts, a lot of knowledge, a lot of ingenuity and a certain amount of sophistication to live in such a dangerous place. and not for nothing, but we all came from rough beginnings. there were no cities when the earth first formed, after all. some people are just so stupid.
@@1MarkKeller Lmao sure man we caused WW1, certainly not the Serbs and the English. It was us sticking to our Allies who caused it lmao. And yeah we were so advanced it took the entire world to defeat us
I wonder how the spanish people there reacted to that statement.. I'm european but far from spanish so can't entirely relate.. But it just feels so pathetic... Imagine going to a country on another continent and they are desperately trying to convince you that are just like your continent.. shows some real insecurities imo. If I were to visit an area the vikings settled 1000 years ago and the locals were still clinging to the identity of actually being danish I'd find that to be pretty silly.
If those people were speaking Danish and had most of its population of Scandinavian origin, the greatest chunk of which having arrived between 200 and 90 years ago from Denmark or neighbouring countries (in the case of Argentina: Italy, Spain, Germany, France and other), then you’d have a fair comparison
I visited Brazil and I was amazed when I found out that there are zones in Brazil where really old versions of Polish and German languages are spoken and those brazilians considered themselves being "Brazilians" and proud of their story, on the other hand some Argentinians claimed to be Germans just because they hided some of the Adolf's followers back in the day...
@user-rl7mt4gh3o There are people who's xenophobic, specially against Bolivians and Paraguauans because they are the kind of people who inmigrantes for a poor work; but it doesn't represent the majority of us
Respect you for speaking up. I'm a Northern California Hispanic born and raised. I been doing a lot of research on south America. I'm studying on Argentina. Keep up the good work
Spain created México??? Before the arrivals of the spaniards, we had already floatig cities like venice, but with pirámides over, we had mathematicians, arquitects, poetry, astronomus And vast etc. From which cave you came out to wrote that?...
I must admit, I am one of those who had associated Argentina with not only a colonial past but racist one and considered Argentina a haven for former Nazi war criminals. I have since relaxed that view in light of the many Argentine friends I have made especially via football. Nigeria and Argentina have a healthy (albeit one sided on results - I digress :) ) football rivalry especially in world cups so I have got to learn a lot about Argentina over the years. While this president's vitriol is disgusting, I will not project this view as representative of Argentines, so no change in my stride here
As an argentinian, i can tell you that for lots of us, this president is a walking meme, and we are certain he didn't say it out of cruelty but out of his own stupidity. Seriously, he couldn't be more pelotudo.
Vast majority of us Argentines totally despise our current president; he's only your average corrupt and inoperative politician came out from an average failed democracy, and a living meme who apparently is unable to say anything coherent. So if any folk ever say to any Argentine that Alberto Fernández is representative of our nation, he or she will immediately become an unpleasant citizen until the misunderstood is clarified...
I am Mexican, and I am proud to say I came from Indians; I don't care; I don't feel inferior to anybody. But F.... you for trying to use that as an insult.
@@WistuChichain Arabia here we call the Israelis by Europeans non-Semitic people and they feel insulted about it while they are trying to convince us that we both share the same grandfather “Abraham “. Just sh*t up and be humble dude and remember Jesus doesn’t have blue eyes
Bear in mind that Argentina was a bit more like the US where much more racial cleansing than mixing compared to other Latin countries so the racial purity bullshit has been easier to sell. Although I'm glad to say that this fucking asshole doesn't represent most Argentinians, Fernandez is just the continuation of the Kirchners which were a continuation of Peron, 3 families which had 3 of the 5 most corrupt politicians in Argentinian history and THAT. IS. SAYING. A. LOT.
That's because you think that every 'conolizer' decided to go back to Europe. You think everyone here is indigenous or black. You think your skin would remain the same colour after living a couple years in another environment. South America is more exotic than you think. We got everything. You'll see indians, blacks, europeans, asians, arabs and much more. Even n#z! fugitives.
Well hes not wrong persay, about being european. But most of brasil also decends from Europe, and many africans. Brasil is the most diverse place on earth. And a large part of the population indeed classify as white by american standards. So many portuguese, french, italian and even german and polish Brazilians.
Oh David. Im trying to figure out how can some of your post have hundreds of thousands of views and then others a few thousands.? Im still looking. Regardless im one of your top fans. Thank You.
@@michellejeaneden2083 Also, because some videos are about more American-relevant things and posted during the day, while this is probably not something his whole audience is interested in and posted at night (at least where David and I are from; we live in the same state).
@Felix Saenz I can't speak for anyone but myself here, but I would never assume Fernandez speaks for every Argentinean any more than I would assume that Trump spoke for every American.
I'm Argentine and I'm so glad this was covered by David. It's unbelievable to see peronists and kirchnerists (his supporters) justify what he's said. Anyway, he says unfortunate statements like this one more often than you'd think, David could make a video on him every week.
I lived in Brasil. Right now, they are doing the same thing to themselves. They refuse to acknowledge that the vast majority have Black African heritage due to early interracial sex and due to later interracial marriages. Right now, the more white a person there appears, the more they claim to be all European, and the more they look down on others.
Dude we are all mixed, humanity has been around for so long i hardly dobut someone is 100% white or black at this point racial purity is nazi bs, and i am argentinian and not everybody here thinks like that some idiots do, but honestly the mayority dosen´t, no matter our ancestry we are all argentinians and latinamericans.
True, I watched a video detailing how in Brasil your socio-economic status plays a big role in this as well. Apparently the more money a black or mestizo person makes, the more white he or she becomes in the eyes of society. It's why alot of black Brazilian soccer stars are treated differently.
All this crap stems from the overwhelming influence of American propaganda and American exepcionalism from the 60s. You can see its effects on other cultures too like South Koreans. There's alot of people there that have a white complex going as far a surgery to appear more western. There's lots of videos on RU-vid about this.
With all due respect, exactly what does Argentina have to brag about? I mean, yes, they have a beautiful country and the Tango dance is pretty cool, but historically, especially economically, they have been one of the worst basket cases in the world. Hardly a decade goes by without them defaulting on, or asking to renegotiate, their national debt. I think Brazil has a somewhat better economic reputation than Argentina. The Argentines might be more "European" than other Latin American countries but that is only because they wiped out their native population in a genocide even more thorough than ours. They may have all emigrated from Europe but unfortunately most came from the "wrong" parts of Europe. Well, I've insulted enough people for one RU-vid comment, so I think I'll stop now.
well for one thing, the white working class is significantly more left than that of the US, and isnt drawn into shitlib politics. In fact, they were able to build an alliance between the racist white working class and indigenous leaders of other countries which has not happened in the US ever. Thats one thing to be proud of.
@@robinsuj Oooh, I can't let that one go by. I also have a German passport so that means I can claim Germany as my "Heimat." Last count, Germany had four World Cups!
I had a phone call (in Spanish) with an Argentinian once (for work) and the dude literally wouldn’t talk to me or treat me with respect over emails because I was Mexican-American (born in the US). He tried to ask for help in English with his horrible accent, so I asked him in English if mine was good enough or if he would still like someone else (in perfect, non-accented English). He complained to my European colleagues, calling me an “Indian pig” to which my company then banned him from doing business with us. This is how your employer should react to racists, not just in America or Europe, but all over the world.
Argentina has made the claim that the Falklands Islanders cannot legally have the right to self determination since they're settlers who replaced Argentinians, but the President making this statement that the Argentinians are Europeans would technically invalidate that argument if they're claiming they're not indigenous either.
No tan rápido. UNO de los argumentos argentinos (no el principal) es que los isleños son POBLACIÓN IMPLANTADA (okupas), pero existen muchos más. Y la Argentina no es un ETNO ESTADO como las ex colonias británicas (nunca existió desigualdad ante la ley en la Argentina por motivos de raza) Entonces un nativo americano o negro argentino SIEMPRE (SIEMPRE) tuvo los mismos derechos que un blanco. Aunque su porcentaje total sea menor al de blancos, su presencia hace caer el argumento es sólo un país de colonos.
I don't know why some people hold Europeans in such high regard. They started colonialism, pushed the slave trade and started two world wars just to name a few examples...
They also developed the majority of the worlds modern inventions and, plus, there is a reason European countries usually rank in the top countries worldwide, and countries occupied by others don’t. Make of that what you will.
@cervellone well, it was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife along with the surge of European nationalism that started the First World War. The point is this guy dissed his own region by saying that his have more in common with them than his own region. The Europeans don’t think that way. They are no better or worse than anyone else. My anger is not towards Europeans, it’s towards this idiot perpetuating the myth of European superiority.
Spanish speakers say that the Mexicans descended from the Aztecs, the Peruvians descended from the Incas and the Argentinians descended from boats... Buenos Aires is the largest German-speaking city in the world, as well as the largest Italian-speaking city.
@@faustosar6151 Because he (the person I am replying to...) thinks it is an all white paradise where everyone is of European descent and of course it is not. Argentina is great by the way.
He said truth. Mexicans are from Aztecs. Brazilians are from the tribes of Brazil. Argentinians came in boats. Its all true..The thing is,..HE COULD OF SAID IT BETTER. The way he said it brings out his " insides". 👍Totally agree with you bro.
As a Brazilian I would like to say... We had practically the same kind of colonisation that they did, so if we came from the forests, so did them. Also, Brazil is a huuuge country, with a huuuge forest, so I guess...he is jealous that he didn't get to come from a forest like us? 🤔
A ustedes los conquistaron los portugueses Más que después de todo antes apenas buenos aires su población era solo de 40.000 cuando de volvió libre Y gracias a las inmigrantes europeos Pasamos de 40.000 a 1.000.000 Y de ahí subiendo de puro inmigrantes europeos
@@liqiz1755 That's sad, so many people around the World support Argentina football team. Guess they are ignorant about this racism. If they know, they would not support.
Mexican Indians like Aztecs and Mayas developed math further than Europeans, created maps with Lunar eclipses for hundreds of years into the future and managed to understand the concept of zero before Europeans copied it from Arabic math. Anybody who knows Mexican history is aware than Aztecs defeated European invaders. It was Tlaxcaltecas who actually defeated the Aztec empire and the Europeans just took advantage of it. If he is trying to belittle Mexicans for being descendants of Indians, he should check his history books.
I live in New York and every Argentinian I've ever met do separate themselves as Europe they do not classify themselves as Latinos and they are bigoted .....
I, as an Argentinian, feel embarrased by this guy. I know what he means. My four grandparents are sons and daughters of French and Italian immigrants, from the Basque Country and Lake Como (Lombardy). I look different from my mexican and colombian collegues, and have a European Union passport. However, this is not something that we talk about in meetings, because this topic is boring. Only Unitedstatesians enjoy talking about races.
The corruption in Argentina isn't just governmental it's societal. It won't change anytime soon unless the latter part of it is addressed. VisualPolitik has done some good videos on it.
And now it becomes clear why the indigenous population of Argentina are living in squalor. And unemployment in Argentina is outrageous. The president shouldn’t be allowed anywhere without someone bringing up the unemployment issue.
Yeah. Hunger, lack of basic sanitation, poverty and inflation, very European things, right? For you who don't know: Uruguay = European descent, Brazil = European + African descent, Bolivia = European + Indigenous descent, and so on. Now what are you going to say? Are you going to say that descendants of indigenous people and Africans are inferior?
Little late to the game here but the worst part is that Fernandez actually misquotes Mexican poet Octavio Paz. The original line was: "Mexicans are descended from the Aztecs, the Peruvians from the Incas, and the Argentines...from the boats". It was a stab at our perceived superiority when in fact we have no ties to the land other than being immigrants. It's amazing how words of self-reflection are bastardized to one's own end. I weep for my country.
How can it be a stereotype when it's so prevalent? Many Argentinians regard themselves as the Europeans of Latin America and Buenos Aires the Paris of South America. Even Pakman seems very apologetic in his ardent claim that it is indeed a stereotype having, no doubt, experienced the opposite many times.
I personally believe that what makes New Zealand so strong is our treaty with our native people. Although it has never really been honoured it did allow the population to blend. The kiwi personality is well known and generally appreciated around the world despite us being a small country of 5 million.
@@constantius4654 heaps, even hundreds of years ago. Most Maori know their lineage and can trace their tribal affiliations back for generations. Personally I find it difficult at times to know which race people align with. We have many immigrants from Mediterranean countries so lots of our population has lovely tanned skin. It pays to not make assumptions about lineage here. :)
Well, as a European I love them back. I love Argentina, but I also love Brazilians and Mexicans. Latin Americans are family from my point of view. 🇪🇺 ♥️ 🇦🇷 🇧🇷🇲🇽
This is why the rest of Latin America including Brazil laugh at Argentina, they're so obsessed with being German, Italian and Spanish. They like to shove it in our faces their dual citizenship or their European lineages, their relatives that live in Germany and send them money or they can visit. I don't hate Argentina but seriously, what do they think they obtain with that? I don't know I find it hilarious and cringe when they do that.
