Borderlands Conciousness

            Anzaldua is trying to understand the perplexities of the white conventions of immigration. In an attempt to cross the shores of two mortal combatants. Through tolerance of opposing views are we able to understand and appreciate the psych of opposing forces. Analytical reasoning uses westernized thinking to diverge thinking and to juggle social personalities. In this exploration of the immigrant, the mestiza or consciousness of the duality of the immigrant is broken down to expose the subject-object of subordination. Anzaldua believes that ending the idea of duality could bridge the foundational split that originates in all of our lives; bringing an end to rape, violence, and war.
            So long as humanity as existed as there been a system of conflict. It takes more than simple ideas of social personality to break these bonds that are holding us down. Through our social culture are we able to produce these visions of a world and our participation in it. I disagree that simply understanding and breaking the idea of dualism can bring an end to conflict. When Anzaldua says that "her first step is to take inventory of the Indian ancestors to access how much baggage they carry" (Anzaldua 104), I suspect she is trying to create a divide between the experiences of colored women. There is no divide of experience between anyone of color. Every colored women in the history of America or the world has experienced a system of opposition, even in the  "white" culture. Anzaldua is trying to separate the experiences of one culture over another. We all have experienced the same hate and division. She is the victim of her own concepts of duality. When Anazaldua states that "You're nothing but a woman means your defective." (Anzaldua 105), she is assuming that the term "women" is nothing but a negative connotation. Anzaldua proposes the end to a dualistic society yet she continues to propose their is inherited weakness in the female. Anzaldua then goes on to blame the "macho" man for becoming "lost in dignity and respect, resulting in putting down women as inferior; going as far as to brutalize them" (Anzaldua 105). Anzaldua then states that the man resorts to the "mirror, bottle, snort, needle, and fist" (Anzaldua 105) to express his frustrations. Well, I believe that Anzaluda resorts to an aggressive and depressing imagination to view the relationship between men and women in such a manner. If I were you, I would avoid the ramblings of Anzaldua and look for the solution to the the disparate relationship between man and women elsewhere.