The undcercurrents of passionate discord over the vigil held by the a group calling itself the Xicanx and Latinx supporters of the Black Lifes Matter movement has unleashed criticism from those who feel that holding such an event immediately following the shootings of police in Dallas and Baton Rouge was inanppropriate.
A few score of people showed up to what was dubbed a "family event" at Washington Park, at the opposite end of the monument to Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis. The group gathered there just past 6 p.m. and stayed for about two hours.
“The goal of this vigil is to send a message to the Black Lives Matter movement telling them that we’re standing with them and will support their message and will help in any way we can,” Sadie Hernandez, an organizer of the vigil told the local daily before the event, “As Xicanxs, we cannot speak for or over black struggles, so we emphasize that this is a solidarity event run by brown people in support.”
Hernandez and Antonio Castillo, another organizer, told the local newsppaer that the support to the BLM movement across the United States "ranges from engaging in meaningful conversations to raise awareness and combat anti-blackness, to raising money for the activists and families of victims, not only for the Black Lives Matter movement, but also for Xicanx and Latinx brothers and sisters."
“This is a peaceful candlelight vigil. As non-black people, it is not our place to march and take the streets,” said Castillo.
But this did not sit well with some anonymous commenters to this blog who took unbrage that a vigil would be held for the black victims of police when just this past week two separate attacks on police left nine officers dead.
In both cases, the attackers have been identified as black military veterans, one a National Guard member and another a former U.S. Marine.
"It was a total failure, hardly anyone showed up," commented a critic. "About 30 adults and lots of young kids...I give credit to the intelligent people of Brownsville for refusing to join this racist and violent group. Shame on you Antonio Castillo for doing this a couple of hours after more police are killed."
In all fairness, the vigil was scheduled prior to the attack on the police in Baton Rouge. But that fact meant little to the anomynous commenter who chided the vigil, chastising them for "cebrating" the officers' deaths and warned the organizers ominously.
"Shame on the few people who went. You are racist and part of the problem and not the solution. Brownsville does not need you and the problems you bring. Tonight I will pray for the fine officers who lost their lives recently while you and your black lives matter friends celebrate their deaths. May god have pity on you because I do not. You are vial (sic) Antonio Castillo. I look forward to meeting up with you in person one day Antonio Castillo."
The confrontational tone of the comment cannot be missed as is the wish of the commenter to confront Castillo, an instructor at Texas Southmost College who has been actively attempting to have the city remove the stone monument to Davis from Washington Park and have it placed in a museum.
In any event, it is clear that the antagonism between law enforcement and minorities has detriorated to the point where armed confrontation has become the rule of the day despite pleadings from black and white clergy and elected officials, including President Barack Obama.
Is the summer of 2016 going to be another Long Hot Summer?
"It was a total failure, hardly anyone showed up," commented a critic. "About 30 adults and lots of young kids...I give credit to the intelligent people of Brownsville for refusing to join this racist and violent group. Shame on you Antonio Castillo for doing this a couple of hours after more police are killed."
In all fairness, the vigil was scheduled prior to the attack on the police in Baton Rouge. But that fact meant little to the anomynous commenter who chided the vigil, chastising them for "cebrating" the officers' deaths and warned the organizers ominously.
"Shame on the few people who went. You are racist and part of the problem and not the solution. Brownsville does not need you and the problems you bring. Tonight I will pray for the fine officers who lost their lives recently while you and your black lives matter friends celebrate their deaths. May god have pity on you because I do not. You are vial (sic) Antonio Castillo. I look forward to meeting up with you in person one day Antonio Castillo."
The confrontational tone of the comment cannot be missed as is the wish of the commenter to confront Castillo, an instructor at Texas Southmost College who has been actively attempting to have the city remove the stone monument to Davis from Washington Park and have it placed in a museum.
In any event, it is clear that the antagonism between law enforcement and minorities has detriorated to the point where armed confrontation has become the rule of the day despite pleadings from black and white clergy and elected officials, including President Barack Obama.
Is the summer of 2016 going to be another Long Hot Summer?
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Bloggers Jery McHale and Jim Barton and Bobby Wightman were not there. McHale is out of town, Wightman is beating himself with a picture dictionary and Barton was told free food would not be available at the gathering.
Many of the negative comments are from people older than 50.I wonder what they were doing during the 1960s. Probably saying the same things about African-Americans.
The only critics are our local lost Anglos. They all need to go back home. They have taken enough of our culture. Gypsies, tramps and thieves, indeed.
Yes it was scheduled before the last round of cop killings. I am all for freedom of speech but They should have done the right thing and rescheduled or canceled. BLM is worse than the KKK . Juan, thanks for reporting both sides of this story. BLM does their best to shout down anyone who disagrees with them. I think this Antonio guy is in it for publicizing himself. He is associated with Jessica teterau and Deborah Portillo. He wants to be a city commissioner. Mr. Castillo and your sidekick should know that ALL LIVES MATTER. You are not anything special. From what I saw on the news there was hardly anybody there. I would like to ask the 2 non English speaking representatives from the ACLU that were interviewed on tv. Were the rights of the murdered police officers violated by the racist BLM killers? Mr. Castillo, your finger was on the same trigger. I am sad for the young adults that you are spewing your hate speech to at TSC.
It might have been a "score" of people, but surely not "scores"...most of whom were just normal park goers...not activists or BLM supporters. Had the local media not been on hand, it would have been considered a total flop. Based on the media coverage....there seemed to be no Blacks....just a wannabe activist organizer who wanted to get his mug on TV. And, very poor timing after the most recent shooting in Baton Rouge. No matter what insignificant "protest" that is planned on the weekend in Washington Park, there will be curious park-goers who ramble over to see what is going on. All lives matter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Puto Castillo pulled off another pop corn fart that he calls a rally. At least in McAllen they had 200 people in support of BLM. But they also had 200 Blue Lives Matter people on motorcycle drowning out the little affair. McAllen always is ahead of Browntown in all matters.
Puto Castillo is a square peg in a round hole and for all his attempts at Marxist rallys are doomed to failure. He really need to figure out which road brought him here and head back north on the same road. He does not have a future here. I don't wish him harm, but if he poke at the rattlesnake he might get bit.
Puto, you might need to sit down and do some thinking on your future here. Lilly Tercero is not real happy with you.
A search of the TSC website shows no instructor named Antonio Castillo. He is a poser and a fake.
As a very light skinned Hispanic,I would rather live here among the Lone Star card abusing narco Mexicans any day over living with the hyper violent negros in obama's Chicago . I avoid any contact at all with any blacks. I will not patronize black owned businesses because I just want to avoid their drama.
What the fuck is are Xicanxs? Will ordinary roach spray work on them or do I need to call and exterminator?
When Trump becomes President, all the Xicanxs and Latinxs will be on the first bus south to Carteland and points South. They can protest there against everything they wish, and maybe live to tell it, or not.
Just like the old days when you marched with the Brown Berets, right Juanito? What did that shit get you?
Where the fuck was Zavaleta?
What are the Anglos bitching about here? You culos had your shot at Mexicans for decades around here. Take it like a man, pendejos! BROWN POWER!!!!!
THIS 'BLM' GROUP IS A RACIST ORGANIZATION THAT PRACTICES HATE AND VIOLENCE BY DECEASING THE PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE A PEACEFUL GROUP....RIGHT!!!
THESE ORGANIZERS ARE REALLY FULL OF IT....
LET MAKE AMERICAN GREAT AGAIN!!!!
What do we want ?
Dead cops.
When do we want it?
NOW!
Frequent BLACK LIVES MATTER chant.
Wake up America.
Castillo is a wannabe Malcolm X. He and his moron of a sidekick from the Public Library are a joke. If Jessica Tetreau is backing them GOOD LUCK ON ELECTION DAY.
Erasmo Castro for BISD Trustee!
Even the few blacks in mcallen did not want to come down to support this joke protest. That's how bad Brownsville sucks! Castillo and his little fat lesbian sidekick just want to get in the news paper and on TV. People that they personally know did not even show up. Let's say they know 100 people each and like 20 people total showed up at the park. About the same amount of people showed up as a LNG protest.
"and exterminator ? ".....ha ha ha ! Dumb-ass !
Here is what happened in Mcallen. Great job bikers. Would have been hilarious if they would have showed up at the Brownsville protest.
No longer fuck the police. Fuck the protesters.
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/07/18/video-leftist-media-smears-pro-police-bikers-south-texas-blm-protest/
HEY, WHO IS THIS LITTLE PUTO CASTILLO CABRONES?!! THERE IS MAYBE ONE BLACK IN BROWNSVILLE PENDEJO!!!! I THINK HE WORKS AT ZIZI'S PIZZA PUTO!!! NO TE HAGAS PENDEJO CASTILLO!!! YOU ARE A MAMON!!! PURO PUBLICITY STUNT OJETE!!! IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A BLACK LIVES MATTER RALLY....GO WHERE THERE IS A STRONG PRECENSE OF BLCKS IN THE COMMUNITY PEDEJO!!! NOT A PLACE WHERE THERE IS LESS THAN 10, BABOSO!!! BROWNSVILLE IS A PINCHE PLACE TO HOLD RALLIES OF TAMALES OR MENUDO PENDEJO!!! TAMALES AND MENUDO LIVES MATTER, OJETE!!!!....ARRIBA JESSICA Y HILLARY!!!....ARRIBA DE UN CHILE!!!!....UUYYY!
Try a little harder KBRO. Your IP Address is all over these "anonymous" posts. Don't lie either. Next time, be truthful about our conversations at BAM.
Lots of Erasmo Castro and Trump supporters on this blog. You can't expect intelligent comments from them.
I dont need to post anonymously, Marco. Antonio Castillo brought all this upon himself. The only movement he succeeded in starting was a bowel movement. Antonio Castillo is a hater generator. That's all he is good for. ~~ Javier R. Garcia -
What's wrong with Trump and Castro?
Castillo and lesbian = hate and violence. Rrun Rrun, can you interview Castillo ? I want to hear his side of the story. He started all this bullshit, what does he have to say ?
I was curious so I looked them up. Find them on YouTube. I found one of Hernandez speaking to a crowd on the steps of the Supreme Court. I found two of Castillo. One speaking in Ft Hood and another at Univ of Houston. Who is funding them?
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