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Contrary to popular belief, I would argue that it is at least as much the latter as the former. Think about it: Latin America has historically been a lot more tolerant of adultery and even prostitution than has North America, however that has substantially changed in recent years due to the influences of both the Christian Right AND the feminist Left. Even homosexuality was legalised a lot earlier in certain countries like Brazil and Argentina than it was in the US. Similarly (however much this might upset White supremacists and separatists from Latin America), Latin America has historically been much more accepting and relaxed about race-mixing, but the influence over the years from the US of principally the traditional racist Right but also to some extent Black Power movements has changed a good number of people's attitudes here too. As an example, here is a protest held by a Black Social Movement in Brazil. Can anyone imagine any Brazilian holding such a banner even thirty years ago?
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