Is it Inevitable that we are affected by the Prison Industrial Complex one way or another? Directly or Indirectly these Institutions touch our Communities in a way that ultimately destroys. Shouldn’t Recidivism and Education be a bigger concern? Either we go unscathed or we become collateral damage in this vision or design called the “American Dream”. Or is this really a prejudiced Euro-Paradigm engineered as a crutch to ascend white privilege and power within society and class? We didn't just recently become a threat, We have always been a threat to the colonizer and because of this Racist guilt Politicians have always planted the idea & prejudice that “Our people are taking over the country" we see this time and time again because it has always been normalized to be racist against “Gente”. We have not been offered land. History has only evicted us from our homes throughout the entire Western Hemisphere. The hands of colonialism and the American Empire does not care about us and we are kidding ourselves if we continue to believe otherwise. Why do they think we don't belong? Where do we belong? Whose Ancestors are connected to the lands? Is this why some call for the Wall? Is this why some call for Aztlan? Do we believe the empty promises from the Devils running the "White" House? Isn’t this the same Government that has always handed us empty promises? Are we part of society or do we need our own Chicano Homeland, University or body of Governance? Any past attempt non-white people have made at solving our own problems with vision and leadership has resulted in murder for U.S. This inequity and damage is simply a question to think about when we see a huge faction of our youth being destroyed in this Prison System... trapped in a vicious cycle that embodies the view of society deeming it necessary to keep us locked down deep inside the Belly of the Beast or U.S. Imperialism... how many more of our people need to live this parasitic life cycle as prisoners to sell the “American Dream” to the masses? Is it seeing the glass half empty or is it the reality that reflects the Irony of whom this country was built for and whom it was built to contain? A mere reflection of history is what me and special guest: Daniel Arvizu discuss in this episode of Prison and how it affects our families and communities. Any thoughts? CHICANOPODCAST@Gmailxcom