Anybody Ever Hear of Aztlan?

I hadn't until I read Michelle Malkin's blog today.

And no, I'm not talking about the lion from Narnia.

What is Aztlan?

It's the imaginary "Mexico" that includes lands that were "stolen" by "U.S. agression".

According to Wikipedia, Aztlan also: "...refers to the irredentist struggle for independence or reunification with Mexico for those southwestern states colonized and occupied by the USA after the Mexican-American war and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848"

What Southwestern states?

Colorado, California, Arizona, Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Oregon and parts of Washington.

I couldn't make this stuff up. It's too wacko and scary.

Listen to this excerpt from this Aztlan website (in reference to the recent massive demonstrations against new immigration legislation):

"What does the immense success of 'La Gran Marcha' mean to Mexicanos and other Latinos? It simply means that we now have the numbers, the political will and the organizational skills to direct our own destinies and not be subservient to the White and Jewish power structures. It means that we can now undertake bigger and more significant mass actions to achieve total political and economic liberation..."

And this:

"Eventually labor union power can merge with the immigrant civil rights and 'Immigrant Sanctuary' movements to enable us to either form a new political party or to do heavy duty reforming of the existing Democratic Party. The next and final steps would follow and that is to elect our own governors of all the states within Aztlan."

Here's another excerpt from their website:

"There is a Mexican-American activist that use to be a radio talk host that would broadcast in English, 'Wake up and smell the refried beans!' and 'We are reconquering Aztlan without firing a shot, house by house, block by block!'"

Am I being paranoid? Am I turning into a conspiracy nut?

Before seeing the demonstrations in Los Angeles, I would have said "Yes".

Now, I'm not so sure.