I read recent allegations concerning César Chávez, one of my liberationist heroes, with a grief that unsettles my soul and a moral nausea that cannot be easily settled. There is a particular kind of disillusionment and disgust reserved for moments like this—when a figure once held as a symbol of struggle and dignity para nuestra gente becomes entangled in acts that strike at the very core of human vulnerability and exploitation.
The hope I once placed in my hero has been shattered. My hopelessness has risen to new levels as I consider the man who preached nonviolence being unmasked as a violent sexual predator. Lord, have mercy.
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