I saw a lot of reactions to this song from people from the USA and it never ceases to amaze me how little they know about their own country. EVERYTHING this song is about are things that the United States government did or instigated in Latin America.
Exactly. They have been doctrinated to believe they are the "saviors" of the world while in reality they are the imperialists who incite atrocities in other countries so they can later show up like the good ones and "save" the situation.
The lady in the beginning is Lolita Lebron, who fired 3 shots in the middle of Congress in 1954 to denounce the colonization of Puerto Rico. The man murdered is Victor Jara, from Chile who was assassinated after having his fingers cut off and forced to play his guitar, during the coup. His crime was singing songs of protest. The man on fire is the young ,man who was set on fire by police. The references to Starbucks and Amazon is these companies have bought thousands of acres of land by displacing indigenous people. The reference to the navy, the US navy held training with live ammo on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques and shot over people's homes. the 5 presidents in 11 days happened in Argentina when their president basically walked off leaving the country in dire financial situation.There's a lot but it's all true. And there are English subtitles to it.
Aprendí más de nuestra cultura gracias a Recidente y a tí ...me da tristeza ver mi propia ignorancia con todo lo que hemos pasado como latinoamericanos, tengo que leer más y no sólo de otras culturas.
@@mariaencinaspalacios2900 amiga te recomiendo fuerte que leas las venas abiertas de América Latina de Eduardo galeano, creo que es una obra indispensable para cualquier Latino.
every single scene in that video clip is a representation of a true historic event in Latin America, gruesome as it is, it is the truth, you cannot imagine how relevant this is, even the last reference to the great Victor Jara, as he was executed in a soccer stadium by the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile is something that we ALL latin americans, from Mexico all the way down to Argentina simply cannot avoid getting goosebumps over. and in this clip, there is not one second wasted, everything you saw is a direct reference to something as significant as that. cheers for reacting to it, and a shoutout from the LATAM community, love your reactions, keep up the good work man!
Some references: (The song is in response to Childish Gambino for his song "This is America" spreading it to all of America and not just the USA) The image at the beginning represents a poster for Alfredo Jaar's (This is not America) Lolita Lebron, (Puerto Rican activist who in 1954 went to Congress and demonstrated for the liberation of Puerto Rico, was imprisoned for 24 years). Families separated on the northern border of Mexico, The Peruvian revolutionary Tupac Amaru in times of the Spanish colonization,- It speaks of the dead and disappeared during OPERATION CONDOR (campaign of political repression and State terrorism supported by the United States that included intelligence operations and assassinations of opponents in almost all of America) The execution of Víctor Jara, a Chilean singer-songwriter who fought for the people and was tortured and murdered in 1973 by the Pinochet dictatorship The Zapatista indigenous women's movement formed in the State of Chiapa (Mexico) Central American gangs like "La Marasalvatrucha" The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro (for the burning of the Amazon rainforest), It mentions 5 presidents in 11 days, it happened in Argentina in 2001 (the banks kept the people's savings and there was a revolt that expelled the president) The protests in Venezuela, including the protestant who burned in full march The mobilizations in Colombia against the government of Iván Duque The presence of transnational brands, He cites Eduardo Galeano, the political prisoners of the Valdivia culture who were in Ecuador. And so there are endless references that are part of our American history
Yes, AMERICA is a CONTINENT made up of different countries and different ancient cultures that were in these lands before the United States became a country. It is frustrating how the United States came to try to "monopolize" the name "America" to refer to that country, because by doing so it's as if you'll were trying to ignore or erase its ancient heritage, customs and traditions. That is what Residente wants to express in the song.
Whether you want to acknowledge it or not, most people in the WORLD think United States, when someone says 'America'. Listen to it when it's used in RU-vid videos, from every place in the world.
I am crying as I watch this video, I’m from Nicaragua and as I child I lived the war between the Sandinistas and the Somoza regime and saw my grandmother and two uncles get killed, since I came to this country in 1982 it always hurt my heart when they used to tell me that I wasn’t American and I always expressed myself saying of course I’m American, I’m Central American not North American, I’m so proud of Residente and grateful for this video, it really touched my heart
Residente es nuestra voz y nuestro representante , con esta canción lo dijo todo , algo q yo enseño pero las personas no entienden , americanos somos todos , este es nuestro continente , no solo de los estadounidenses que es la palabra correcta , viva mi isla 🇵🇷 y mi sangre taína
Some references: The song is in response to Childish Gambino for his song "This is America". America is a whole continent and not just the USA. The image at the beginning makes an apology for an artistic work by Chilean Alfredo Jaar exhibited on 5th Avenue in New York (This is not America). The woman who shoots is Lolita Lebron, (Puerto Rican activist who went to Congress in 1954 and demonstrated for the liberation of Puerto Rico, was imprisoned for 24 years). The essence of the video is to say that before the gringos ancestors came to invade, there were already cultures here, developed civilizations and they were exterminated, but even so, here we are, we did not leave, we do not leave. Now, the machete is a work tool that is linked to slavery but is also used as a symbol of uprising, of struggle and rebellion against the abuse of the boss, in this case of the governments of each Latin country. The woman who breastfeeds through the fence alludes to the families separated on the northern border of Mexico. The Peruvian revolutionary Túpac Amaru, an indigenous leader who rose up in times of Spanish colonization and was dismembered using horses, the missing students happened in Mexico 43 male students was taken by cops and were all murdered, also talks about the dead and disappeared during OPERATION CONDOR (state political and anti-communist repression campaign created by the United States that included intelligence operations and assassinations of opponents in almost all of America). The execution of Víctor Jara, a Chilean singer-songwriter who fought for the people and was tortured and murdered in 1973 by the Pinochet dictatorship. The women with balaclavas are from the Zapatista indigenous women's movement in the State of Chiapa (Mexico), The shirtless tattooed men are Central American gangs like "La Marasalvatrucha" emerged from the lack of opportunities in Central American countries. The one who wipes his mouth with the flag is the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro (for the burning of the Amazon rainforest to turn it into pasture for cattle and crops). It mentions 5 presidents in 11 days, it happened in Argentina in 2001 (the banks kept the people's savings and there was a revolt that expelled the president), it also shows the protests in Venezuela against the dictatorial regime of Nicolas Maduro, including the protestant that they burned in the middle of the march, in the same way the mobilizations in Colombia in 2021 against the government of Iván Duque where the Police cruelly murdered young people, left others blind and raped protestant women. The black woman dressed in colors is a palenquera, a representative fruit seller of Cartagena Colombia. Throughout the video you see the presence of transnational brands that sell garbage to Latinos. Finally, the statue of liberty replaced by the figure of a native aboriginal chief and the Aztec temple in the middle of the city accentuate the idea of the video, we were here first.
Everything that the video presents is part of our history, and sadly it is not that old, the five presidents in eleven days happened in Argentina in 2001, the dead and Disappeared in protests still happens in Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua and not so long ago it happened in Mexico.there is a lot of history
People are still disappearing and getting killed in Mexico for trying to live. Not only that but Mexico has become very dangerous for journalists. Its heartbreaking.
All of this it's been happening from a long time ago in all Latin America, we in Mexico all we know that police and the navy never gonna save us, they are the killers of our country, they disappeared 43 students allong the narco, and it's been happen all the time, we don't trust our policeman in any part of Latin America, because the have made us so much hurt, the use the violence against the people whose are fighting to create a change in our lives.
For my people from the US let me help y'all out with a bit of context from a Peruvian American. This video shows the brutal reality of the consequences of colonialism from Europe and imperialism at the hands of the US government and companies which have left our countries and communities broken. Residente is basically not only saying to remember that the United States is not the only America but that the land of this entire continent is and that the indigenous communities in the US and every country on this continent are the ones still suffering. (examples of companies which exploit and hurt us/the land are "mcdonalds, coke, and Starbucks seen in the video). Basically ever visual in this is a reference to historical events, or people (famous politician, activists etc) throughout a variety of countries. Its not a song throwing shade at Gambino's This is America but more like expanding on his concept. For my Americans and non latino/ indigenous folks I recommend reading Empires Worship by Greg Grandin and Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano to become more aware of the harm our government (and unintentionally us) may do to those from latino/ indigenous communities. There is so much more but hope this helped!
@@jimhansen5167 that's not even a valid point, slavery was pretty much the norm at that time. Difference is, Europe economically systematized slavery. Because of that, South America and Africa were abused and stolen for centuries. Look at the minorities in the US, latino and afro communities are still suffering. *In South America, we all embrace our cultural identity and acknowledge our millenary history (at least we're trying). Yet, we still suffer because of evil and ignorant authorities. That's why this is really America.*
@@jimhansen5167 this video is about current events that need to change now to improve people’s lives. Why are you bringing up history that ended 300+ years ago?
Mi amigo, hace tiempo veo tus reacciones para entender y practicar mi inglés, debes saber que en U.S. viven en una burbuja que no es el mundo real, es Disneylandia y Barbylandia juntos comiendo McDonalds, bebiendo Starbucks, y esperando comprar el siguiente Iphone, y con una ignorancia muy grande que culturalmente les han arraigado como parte de su ADN, el músico que asesinan es el maestro VICTOR JARA investigalo y entenderás una parte de nuestra historia, sigue adelante con tus reacciones, Un saludo
Look, there is a problem with US isolationism here for fucking sure but this is so ignorant in its own right. Do you think we don't have culture, police brutality, problems, goals, interests, lives? It sounds like you associate all of us with what you see on the media and in the malls. Does Childish Gambino strike you as fucking living in Disneyworld????? Lol
ENGLISH TRANSLATION :- We are here, listen As we are here Look at me, we are here Even before you all came The prints of our shoes were already here You stole even our cat food But they're still licking the plate Really pissed off with these ingrates Now I hit the drums hard, till I'm accused of abuse If you don't understand this fact, I'll throw it in a cumbia¹ Bossa nova², tango³, or vallenato⁴ Really insolent with Calabó y Bambú⁵ Blood as hot as Timbuktu⁶ We're in the menu Tupac is named Tupac after Túpac Amaru from Peru America is not only the USA, dude It goes from Tierra del Fuego⁷ up to Canada You must be really ignorant, a complete deadhead It's like saying that Africa is only about Morocco These fuckers Forgot the calendar they use was created by the Mayans With pre-Columbian Valdivia This continent has been walking for a long time But not even with all the Navy they can take off the shelf The aggressive peasants This is for the foreman of the company The machete is not only to cut sugarcane It also serves to cut heads off We are here, we have always been We didn't leave, we will not go We are here so you remember If you want my machete, it will bite you We are here, we have always been We didn't leave, we will not go We are here so you remember If you want my machete, it will bite you If you want my machete, it will bite you If you want my machete, it will bite you If you want my machete, it will bite you It will bite you, it will bite you The paramilitary, the guerrilla The sons of war, the gangs The black lists, the false positives The murdered journalists, the disappeared The narco governments, all they stole Those that protest and those that forgot Persecutions, coups d'État The broken country, the exiled, the depreciated peso The drug trafficking, the cartels The invasions, immigrants without documents Five presidents in eleven days Close range shots by the police More than a hundred years of torture The new trova singing in the midst of a dictatorship We're the blood that blows the atmospheric pressure Gambino, my brother, this truly is America⁸ We are here, we have always been We didn't leave, we will not go We are here so you remember If you want my machete, it will bite you We are here, we have always been We didn't leave, we will not go We are here so you remember If you want my machete, it will bite you If you want my machete, it will bite you If you want my machete, it will bite you If you want my machete, it will bite you It will bite you, it will bite you •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1. Northern Colombian music genre 2. Brazilian music genre 3. Argentinian dance 4. Colombian music genre 5. Seems to be a Puerto Rican folk song about the strength of black people 6. A city of Mali 7. The Southernmost tip of America, part of Argentina 8. This song can be interpreted as an answer to Childish Gambino's 'This is America'
@@jamelakajamal If you really want to understand the Latin American history of oppression, I’d suggest you read Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano. The oppresion in Latin America is an integral part of the black experience in the western hemisphere. Peace and love to you!
@@jamelakajamal yeah but there are many references that you didn't catch, bcz only Latinos may know them, do you know who is the woman at the beginning of the video?
I really like your reactions, theres alot showed in this video, i will really like to explain you the details, belive me these is a work of art and is one of the most educational songs you could ever heard.
Having lived in central and South America, I understand the struggle. But this video has still left me speechless. I’ve had a ball in my throat since anytime I hear that drum line.
Already at the beginning of the video with the image of Lolita lebrón, a woman who protested for an independent Puerto Rico, leading her to a prison sentence for more than 25 years, the photograph of New York where the statue of liberty is replaced by a native Indian American, A dance of tango dancing simulating the fights of people against the police, An indigenous child mounted on a happy meal mountain, another on a cola, another on Starbucks cups and another on Amazon boxes, the chichen itza pyramid in the middle of the skyscrapers, without leaving behind Argentina with 5 presidents in 11 days in the year 2001, the president of Brazil wiping his mouth with the flag after eating, the Chilean musician Víctor Jara assassinated in the Chilean stadium in the midst of the Pinochet dictatorship, a Brazilian with one arm carrying the cup of soccer and on the other hand the fight that is in the favelas, bodies of Venezuelans with their murderers laughing and finally the students recently murdered in Colombia forming with their dead bodies the word AMERICA!
Your absolute flabbergasted demeanor as a reaction to the video is such a great representation of the message by Residente. Your head goes from bouncing to the opening beats to absolute stiffness at the horror of the visual and lyrical message brought to you by such an Awesome Artist. Thanks for your reaction and thanks for understanding the message.
This comment was on other video, i'll translate it to understand the references. Some references: (The song is in response to Childish Gambino for his song "This is America" extending it to whole América not just USA) - The image at the beginning makes an apology for an artistic work by Chilean Alfredo Jaar exhibited on 5th Avenue in New York (This is not America) - The woman at the beggining is a reference to Lolita Lebron, (Puerto Rican activist who in 1954 went to Congress and manifested for the liberation of Puerto Rico, was imprisoned for 24 years). - Families separated on the northern border of Mexico, - The Peruvian revolutionary Tupac Amaru at the time of the Spanish colonization,- - Talks about the dead and disappeared during OPERATION CONDOR (campaign of political repression and state terrorism backed by the United States that included intelligence operations and assassinations of opponents in almost all of America) - The execution of Víctor Jara, a Chilean singer-songwriter who fought for the people and was tortured and murdered in 1973 by the Pinochet dictatorship - The Zapatista indigenous women's movement formed in the State of Chiapas (Mexico) - Central American gangs like "La Marasalvatrucha" - The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro (for the burning of the Amazon rainforest), - He mentions 5 presidents in 11 days, it happened in Argentina in 2001 (the banks kept the people's savings and there was a social explosion that left 238 dead and the subsequent removal of the president) - The protests in Venezuela including the protestant who burned in full march - The mobilizations in Colombia against the government of Iván Duque - The presence of the brands of transnational corporations as a representation of cultural hegemony - He cites Eduardo Galeano, the political prisoners of the Valdivia culture who were in Ecuador. -"The false positive" It was because the Colombian army was meant to complete a couta of kills of the drug cartel. And they didn't have a way to know who was who so the killed civilians to cover thar number. And so there are endless references that are part of our American history ___________________________________________________________ Este comentario lo saque de otro video: Algunas referencias: (La canción es en respuesta a Childish Gambino por su canción “This is América” extendiéndola a toda América y no solamente a USA) - La imagen del inicio hace una apología de una obra artística del chileno Alfredo Jaar exhibida en la 5ta Avenida de Nueva York (This is not América) - Lolita Lebron, (activista boricua que en 1954 fue al congreso y manifestó por la liberación de Puerto Rico, fue apresada por 24 años). - Las familias separadas en la frontera norte de México, - El revolucionario peruano Tupac Amaru en tiempos de la colonización Española,- - Habla de los muertos y desaparecidos durante la OPERACIÓN CÓNDOR (campaña de represión política y terrorismo de Estado respaldada por Estados Unidos que incluía operaciones de inteligencia y asesinatos de opositores en casi toda América) - El fusilamiento de Víctor Jara, un cantautor chileno que luchó por el pueblo y fue torturado y asesinado en 1973 por la Dictadura de Pinochet - El movimiento de mujeres indígenas zapatistas conformado en el Estado de Chiapas (México) - Las pandillas centroamericanas como "La Marasalvatrucha" - El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro (por la quema de la selva amazónica), - Menciona a 5 presidentes en 11 días, paso en Argentina en 2001 (los bancos se quedaron con los ahorros de la gente y se realizó una estallido social que dio un saldo de 238 muertos y la posterior destitución del presidente) - Las protestas en Venezuela entre ellas al protestante que quemaron en plena marcha - Las movilizaciones en Colombia contra el gobierno de Iván Duque - La presencia de las marcas de corporaciones trasnacionales como representación de la hegemonía cultural - Cita a Eduardo Galeano, a los presos políticos a cultura Valdivia que se encontraba en Ecuador. -"Falso Positivo" El ejército de Colombia debía cumplir una "cuota" de asesinatos contra el cartel. Y como no podian distinguir quién era quién, asesinaron a civiles para justificar ese numero Y así hay un sin fin de referencias que son parte de nuestra historia Americana _____________________
The guy that got shot by the police with the guitar represents Singer-Songwriter from Chile Victor Jara who fought for the people and was tortured and murdered in 1973 by the coup in his country, they basically broke his fingers and cut off his tongue and forced him to play the guitar for them and eventually shot him in the head.
there is actually a pretty sad common ground between this video and Gambino's one. unfortunately, the common history between all of our countries throughout the Americas is the same history of violence and oppression of the people by the powers that be. Residente knows that "we gotta fight the powers, fight the powers that be"
First thing that needs to be corrected and the point of this video, hence the name of the song, NOT "THE AMERICAS", AMERICA plain and simple, the continent. The name of the continent was given by Americo Vespucci who never set foot in North America, or what today is The United States, so it would be a bit arrogant, to the least, that the part of the continent this piece of land got its name from doesn't get to use the name because the United States decided to call their country by that same name.
lo del nombre és lo menos importante, lo superficial, del mensaje del Residente. arrogante és aterse a este problema de la nomenclatura y cerrar los ojos para la história de violencia que marca nuestros países en este continente. saludos desde el sur de América.
@@melavzla then again, should these lands even be named after a European... right? Why so much pride and arguing over a European name. We should undo all of the colonization as much as possible
@@Diego.Ambrosini exactly... the name part is superficial and after all it’s a European colonizer’s name so why are people fighting over it so much, fighting to be called it. Let’s focus on the real, important events, like the horrible brutality and robbery that is still ongoing, as the Amazon is almost completely destroyed and hope for life on Earth dwindles more with each day.
@@penyarol83 that's is ridiculous, like it or not, good or bad you cannot change history, you cannot change something that happened, you learn from it, but the fact that we exist is because we are product of that event, I am not mayan or taíno or inca or cariña or arawac or guajira, I am american, that is, I am part native, part african and part european, I cannot be one without the other two.
My brother you did a great job by taking your time to react to this video and song even dough is not in english, that says a lot about your character and personality, continue making reactions that are important like this!!!! 👍 God bless 🙌 🙏 you always 🙏.
I love how Jamel got deep into the latin culture in his channel. He got african roots. Africa and the latin america are both under the rule of the imperialists and we all suffer from racism, xenophoby and everything else. Jamel is a gateway to what we always wanted: we all should be UNITED.
Thank you for this react. You were the only estadunidense who really felted, and not try to guess. This clip make me cry. Usa citizens need to educate themselves about America, all America. Your country is killing us for a long time
Así es mínimo a los chavos los puso a estudiar historia y geografía y a los más viejitos como yo nos actualizo. Yo ni idea tenía quien carajos es Gambino y 2pac😁😁😁😁 Saludos un fuerte abrazo
Hi Jamel. I have a request that I thought for sure you must have covered b4 but did a search and didn't see it. Watching this video is what reminded me of it. It's by Everlast (who was once part of a band called House of Pain.) The song is "What it's Like" and the version that comes up first, with him with his guitar is the video version that tells the story as he sings it. I used to cry everytime I heard it, as the strong visuals and truthful lyrics are so incredibly powerful. Thank you for all you do to spread love and peace and for keeping great music alive. 💜
Each person represented different events in history where colonist and corruption within our government have tried to silenced our people But he are still here fighting
Simplemente en México estamos siendo despojados, amenazados y asesinados por los carteles y narco gobiernos. Es una guerra interna que es conocida por todo el mundo pero que jamas tendrá fin.
Y sobre todo si Estados Unidos sigue financiando la compra de drogas proporcionando gran parte de el armamento que entra al país. Aquí tenemos mucha culpa pero ellos han contribuido a mucha muerte y destrucción en su país. En México. En Latinoamérica
@@flaviaelizondo5541 Lamentablemente como bien lo sabemos, Latinoamérica es solo la mano de obra barata de los gringos, poco les importa la gente, ellos financian el caos que vivimos.
That is a normal day in Latin America. People missing, journalists murdered in a daily basis. We all Americans. Canadians are American. People from mexico are Americans. We all American in the continent.
To be honest with you we are not all from the same continents there's two confidence here North American continent South American continent they were named after a man named America vasputius That's a protest song if you get a protest maybe you should send your letters to Spain
I think it would be good to notice that René (Residente) is also a video editor, so he has an excellent eye to make appealing videos whether it is a dance video or a social commentary one.
This is an amazing exemplar of The History of America from the 1950s to present. Lolita Lebron, the Chilean guitarist and singer tortured and murdered by Pinochet. Migrants at the border today. Current brazilian president killing natives to give the land to cow farmers for money, while China and US take the wood 🪵. Goes to the students killed in Nicaragua like two years ago…the students that disappeared from Mexico, some were found death. Sooo it is just an expansion to Gambinos song. A lot of history.
I saw a reaction of another person. He is Knoll Hill. It'd be important that you watch it, 'cause He explains each single part in a deep way and it is 100% correct. As LatinAmerican, it is very important for me, that people around the world, know our history of revolution even, nowadays. Residente is the best singer doing it.
Residente’s video (This is NOT America) is a reminder that we’ve been here and we are here and we’re not going anywhere; we have indigenous American roots that extend from South America, all the way to Canada and throughout the islands 🏝. Estamos Presentes.
I know you didn’t do this with ill intent, I am glad that this song is actually getting out there to show people what our people went through and are still going through. I just wish it would have been a more detailed review instead of “it’s deep” every 5 seconds, this is not to hate on your video what you do is great but let’s not capitalize on a song that means so much more than it’s deep without looking into the references. I truly hope you can learn a thing or two from people in your comments love🤍 again no hate just awareness
As a Venezuelan, who used to live in my country and go protest, even if the imagery is referring to different events in different countries I can relate to it, even more with the narco government phrase. I've cried every time I watch this video.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S SAD IT MARKS REAL PARTS IN HISTORY FROM TOP NORTH AMERICA TO THE BOTTOM OF SOUTH AMERICA THANKS FOR THIS REACTION JAMEL_AKA_JAMAL ✌🏼& LO💚E MY BROTHER ONE THERE WILL BE "✊🏼PAZ Y AMOR✊🏼"
too late but references here: It opens with a scene portraying the historical figure of Lolita Lebrón, a leader in Puerto Rico's independence movement, who attacked the U.S. Capitol in 1954 in an attempt to give full sovereignty to the island, followed by symbolic images of a vibrant culture surviving amidst social protests and the extermination of Indigenous peoples. The image of the Indigenous man pulled by four police officers refers to when the Spanish colonizers attempted to dismember Tupac Amaru with horses in 1781. Forced migration of families towards the United States is also referenced in the video, with a mother breastfeeding her child who has been separated from her due to U.S. immigration policy. Central Americans fleeing gang violence - represented by people with tattoos - are also seen on Mexico's side of the U.S. border wall in Tijuana. The fresh twist is that gang members are shown as victims, refugees, and fervent Catholics rather than through their reputation of being “animals,” a dehumanizing term. It also makes reference to something that actually happened in Argentina, where they wouldn't let a mother cross a fence to be with her family, and she had to breastfeed her child through the holes in the fence during an assault to several houses. The women wearing black hoods over their faces represent the Indigenous Zapatista political movement in Mexico. The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN for its acronym in Spanish) took control of southern parts of Mexico, in Chiapas, to install an Indigenous-led libertarian socialist government. For many, the Zapatistas have become an example of the Indigenous and peasant struggle for self-determination as these groups have been the most historically marginalized on the continent. The scene where there's a bunch of young people with headshots is making a reference to 43 students murdered by the goverment from Ayotzinapa in México. A large segment is dedicated to the juxtaposition of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro eating a steak and wiping his mouth on the Brazilian flag while an Amazonian Indigenous child watches him. In Brazil, Indigenous peoples have denounced Bolsonaro for committing genocide against their populations by encouraging the accelerated deforestation of the Amazon forest for industrial crops and pastures to raise cows for meat consumption. The guy that was shot while playing guitar is a reference to Victor Jara, a teacher and musician from Chile whom was tortured and murdered simply for refusing to stop playing his music. There is also a significant critique of U.S. companies throughout the video, particularly making reference to megacorporations like Starbucks, Amazon, and McDonald's. Indigenous children in traditional attire interact with Western companies - such as the Amazonian child throwing away boxes of what looks like Jeff Bezos’ Amazon company. Another child is filmed eating a burger. Western fast-food companies have “aggressively expanded” in Latin America, “contributing to obesity and health problems,". The burning stroller makes reference to yet another incident in Mexico with the daycare ABC where dozens of babies died burnt because of the insecure conditions of the place, with little to non consequence because the place was owned by a politician's relative.
Everything there is real. The critique is against corruption... corporate, police, governments . But it is not about defeat, but defiance. Not even that brutality keeps America [the continent] down
Thank you , Thank you , Thank you . Gracias for taking your time to react to this great son & video. Althugh brutal in places ..... live out there is brutal anyway
1. The first girl who came out shooting was a real event in the 50's she shot in the House of Representatives demanding the independence of Puerto Rico. 2. You can see the maras who are the tattooed boys, they are Central American gangs. 3. You will also see the student protests in Venezuela and Colombia when the police killed them. 4. The murdered singer was called Victor Jara and was murdered by the Pinochet dictatorship. 5. When he talks about 2pac and refers to Tupac Amaru, he was an Inca chief who was dismembered by horses. 6. You are going to see the migrants breastfeeding their child at the border with a fence in the middle and being chased by drones. 7. The masked women speak of the Zapatista National Liberation Movement, mostly peasants. 8. Also when you see the young people murdered in front of the university, he talks about 43 young people murdered with impunity in Mexico. 9. Our corrupt rulers have hurt us. 10. Indigenous children with boxes from amazon, mc donalds and starbucks, they have filled us with garbage. 11. The inequality of Brazil and the imbecile of the president who is selling the Amazon. 12. 5 presidents in 11days happened in Argentina. Thesong makes a reference to the fact that those spirits from the past accompany us and are present Saludos de tiquicia !!! 🇨🇷
The name America comes from AMERIGO VESPUCCI a Latin cartographer that man traced the entire continent, he named AMERICA. , no United States of America
There are a lot of references people aren't aware of. Opens with Lolita Lebron firing shots. She along with other Puerto Rican Nationalists wanting independence from the USA went into the Capitol and fired shots into the roof. They asked her why was she trying to kill people, she said "I didn't come to kill, I came to die." The idea was to be martyred in hoping to awaken the people, similar to the Easter Rising in Ireland 1916 with the Irish independence movement against the UK. Tupac Amaru was an Incan rebel against Spain that 2pac was named after. The toilet paper/paper towels is reference to Trump in Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria and his stunt. The women in ski masks is a reference to the Zapatistas in Chiapas Mexico who became public Jan 1, 1994 when Clinton, Canada and Mexico signed NAFTA, a trade agreement which helped US corporations, particularly big agribusiness (Green Giant, Dole, etc) flood Mexico with cheap products which meant local farmers couldn't compete. This undid the Mexican Revolution of 1910s which was fought so Mexicans could own the land they worked on (NAFTa abolished article 27 of the Mexican Constitution which made that guarantee). The guitar player is Victor Jara, a political folk singer who was captured in a US-backed coup against elected Socialist Allende with the military leader Pinochet. His hands and younger were cut off and he was murdered with other leftists in the stadium.
Pronto se voltearan las cosas,el sur sera el norte pero esta vez las cosas se haran bien,bien por TODA LA HUMANIDAD. Aqui estamos,siempre estamos no nos fuimos no nos vamos!
The opening scene is Lolita Lebrón. She was a Puerto Rican nationalist who was convicted of attempted murder and other crimes after carrying out an armed attack on the United States Capitol in 1954, which resulted in the wounding of five members of the United States Congress. She was defending the rights of Puerto Rico. The reason some parts remind you to Childish Gambino is because he makes reference to his this is America song. As America is really a continent and not just a country. He recognized Childish Gambino as a genius in his craft in an interview, but he is all about history and getting the facts straight. This video represent how North American people talk about the injustice in their history, but he can only begin to express what "We" as Latin America have gone through so much and a lot of the injustice we've faced comes from the history with the United States as the government. All of this visual are true in history. Not only Puerto Rico's history although he is Puertorican, but Latin American history. Some of these injustice still happening this day! This song was written 2 years ago. More than a singer, a poet worth of so much admiration. Which you could understand all this facts in history, would bring you to tears...
I will always have mad love for residente/Calle 13. There are some deep songs in his discography check out el aguante if you want to hear a song with the same energy or adentro too.
This group sounds a lot like a rap Mexican band called Mexsor. It is tough to see these type of videos with such a strong message for me. The end shocked me. So sad this happened and continue happening in so many countries. So sad.
What follows are scenes of protests against heavily armed police, people forcibly separated (including a mother breastfeeding her child through a fence), and what look like students lined up with bullet holes in their heads. The backdrop features bomba beats, an Afro-Puerto Rican style of music that often symbolizes resistance against oppression and was a powerful tool for expression during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
Tamo aqui , Tamo aqui ‘ encabronau con estos ingratos ! That PR slang is the best ❤️🇵🇷 I love this kid so much , America we need to wake tf up! stop the hate and believing politicians and taking stupid sides. Everyone has suffered and everyone has a different reality, stop believing yours is the only one. We are so different sad sad
I think the lyrics are the least important in this video clip. The images make reference to real facts on the last 500 years in the rest of the countries of America (continent).
The guitar player shot in the soccer stadium point blank - I’m sure thats a reference to the killing of Victor Jara (chilean folk singer) in the soccer stadium days after the military coup in 1973.
