Abrazos, no balazos

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"Abrazos, no balazos" is a Spanish-language anti-war slogan, commonly translated as "Hugs, not bullets" (though "balazo" is more literally "gunshot"), and often compared to the English "Make love, not war". The slogan was initially associated with the Chicano counterculture of the 1960s, and figured prominently in the Mexican-American anti-war movement, as a slogan in opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War.[1][2]

It later became more broadly used throughout Mexican and Mexican-American culture. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, 65th President of Mexico, used the slogan to describe his security policy during the campaign season of the 2012 Mexican general election. The general idea being that he would "moralize" police forces widely seen as brutal and corrupt within the context of the Mexican drug war.[3][4][5]

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  1. ^ Oropeza, Lorena (2005). ¡Raza Si! ¡Guerra No!: Chicano Protest and Patriotism during the Viet Nam War Era. University of California Press. p. 161. ISBN 9780520241954. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  2. ^ Grams, Ashley (2020-09-29). "Journalism professor uses art to reconnect with Chicano roots". The Chimes. Biola University. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  3. ^ Shoichet, Catherine E. (24 June 2012). "Mexican election could mean drug war strategy shift, U.S. officials say". CNN. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. ^ Hayden, Tom (2012-07-11). "Mexico's Election: A Vote for Peace, a Plan for War". The Nation. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  5. ^ Linthicum, Kate (2019-01-31). "Mexico's president announces 'special plan' to combat violence in Tijuana". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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