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In Marie Javdani’s “Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead,” what is the meaning of the plata o plomo mentality?Group of answer choicesthat farmers produce plants used to make illegal drugs in order to get wealthythat the world's economy is fueled by the illegal drug tradethat one is forced to work in one of only two industries, silver or leadthat one has the choice between taking money or taking a bullet

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In Marie Javdani’s “Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead,” what is the meaning of the plata o plomo mentality?Group of answer choicesthat farmers produce plants used to make illegal drugs in order to get wealthythat the world's economy is fueled by the illegal drug tradethat one is forced to work in one of only two industries, silver or leadthat one has the choice between taking money or taking a bullet

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The meaning of the "plata o plomo" mentality in Marie Javdani's "Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead" is that one has the choice between taking money or taking a bullet.

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