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AkFemDem

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41. I'm a veteran and....
Thu Nov 7, 2024, 06:54 PM
Nov 2024

I tend to have more liberal friends than not, even from my military circles because we self select our peers but that said, a lot of my friends from service are hispanic. And almost 100% are not just republican, but vocally republican to a degree that exceeds my old white battle buddies (of either party) Like all over social media for months its been pro-Trump stuff. I'm talking from both men and women- and their family roots vary too- Puerto Rico (yes even after IT happened), Mexico, Cuba... for many, there's Catholicism and a vehement pro-life policy, but also add in machismo, men lead, sexism (so Kamala had a big strike against her going in.) There's also a "my family worked hard to get and stay here legal so they should too" mentality. There's also more of a lean on traditional family values. And yes, as much as some head in the sand folk here ridicule such things, there's also the price of eggs. Turns out hispanic families don't like expensive groceries either.

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Post removed Post removed Nov 2024 #1
Trump targeting Black Haitian "migrants".... ananda Nov 2024 #28
Sad to say racisim towards Black people definitely exists in some... brush Nov 2024 #102
Wait till they get rounded up and shipped out durablend Nov 2024 #2
Um who is going to round them up all the Sheriffs and Border folks down there are Hispanic. NT Jk23 Nov 2024 #3
They are constantly hassling people near the border. They will have zero problem travelingthrulife Nov 2024 #12
Lying that Dems dont care about them .... That is such a lie. Well when they get rounded up, i cant help them Trueblue1968 Nov 2024 #22
I will be a rebel against DonOLD and most likely be in prision ....... Trueblue1968 Nov 2024 #24
Good luck deporting ICE and CBP LeftInTX Nov 2024 #23
Or, the proud boys 33taw Nov 2024 #81
Sigh. Nobody is going to round up citizens. yardwork Nov 2024 #36
Stephen Miller is planning to denaturalize Naturalized citizens nt Bookreadingliberal53 Nov 2024 #73
In his wet dream at140 Nov 2024 #101
You're nuts Wiz Imp Nov 2024 #103
Exactly. Aristus Nov 2024 #123
Trump has said he wants to strip them of their citizenship multiple times. Demsrule86 Nov 2024 #115
look at the past AncientOfDays Nov 2024 #116
Things have changed. Mexico won't accept them. LeftInTX Nov 2024 #134
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2024 #120
Why are some Hispanics not doing what's best for them? Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #4
They believe Trump's policies are their best interest. orange jar Nov 2024 #9
What is it about Rethugs policies that it's in their best interests? Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #14
It is concerning. orange jar Nov 2024 #20
They support border security and low prices LeftInTX Nov 2024 #30
So they voted for the guy who trashed the Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #71
Social issues Amishman Nov 2024 #67
To be fair lots of moderates and older Dems LeftInTX Nov 2024 #77
Huge factor BannonsLiver Nov 2024 #138
They prefer low crime and secure borders Jk23 Nov 2024 #117
This. yardwork Nov 2024 #37
Condescending or not PhilosopherKing Nov 2024 #48
Which policies oldmanlynn Nov 2024 #57
"Latinx" is certainly one of the problems. orange jar Nov 2024 #5
Well stated rollin74 Nov 2024 #8
Everything you listed was a non-issue manufactured Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #19
Just because the Republicans turned them into talking points Jk23 Nov 2024 #25
They're not real concerns. And they're certainly Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #27
I am not sure telling voters their concerns are not real is a winning strategy Jk23 Nov 2024 #35
I'm not saying anything to "minorities." I'm Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #49
Well calling people stupid isn't going to win them over. Talking over them isn't going to help either. If the Pisces Nov 2024 #56
As I said above: this has nothing to do Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #63
I don't disagree with you. I think if Biden had not run for reelection Kamala would not have been the Pisces Nov 2024 #66
All we need to do is run a vanilla white guy. Sad as that is. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #68
And PS: is Latinx your language? It isn't my language. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #65
It was used quite a bit on MSNBC. prodigitalson Nov 2024 #118
Senator Warren is selling merchandise on her website with Latinx MichMan Nov 2024 #140
Oh, horrors! Then I guess it makes total Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #144
Californians are overwhelmingly approving Prop 36 Sympthsical Nov 2024 #95
And for some reason Harris didn't publicly supported Jk23 Nov 2024 #109
What seems like a "non-issue" to you is going to be a major issue to someone else. orange jar Nov 2024 #33
Sorry, no. I'm not taking responsibility for Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #44
You are correct PhilosopherKing Nov 2024 #50
This! SweepPicker Nov 2024 #39
Then why would they vote for the man who Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #46
The fact is Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #78
And they are just as susceptible to the propaganda that comes from the right wing propaganda machine oldmanlynn Nov 2024 #60
agree but maybe some eduation is needed? it's a much more inclusive term cadoman Nov 2024 #99
So that would be claudette Nov 2024 #130
No about the women's place LeftInTX Nov 2024 #133
Immigration, crime and inflation is what sunk us across the board radius777 Nov 2024 #136
Oh, fuck that idiocy. When was the last time Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #6
Mary Rose probably isnt gonna have sympathy for us either when... AkFemDem Nov 2024 #45
Apparently someone is saying it Shrek Nov 2024 #58
Yes. Because the very effective republiQan propaganda Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #61
Yeah lets just pretend like it wasnt used on MSNBC prodigitalson Nov 2024 #119
Let's just pretend they didn't stop using it some time ago. And let's just pretend THAT is a Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #122
Lets just say it didnt help prodigitalson Nov 2024 #125
Lol. I'm sure the Ukranians facing genocide share your Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #132
100%. I've heard "Latinx" used once or twice on TV In my entire fucking life! 76 years. Greybnk48 Nov 2024 #121
r's larwdem Nov 2024 #7
They are in for quite a shock if they think the GOP cares about them. City Lights Nov 2024 #10
If they're anything like the poor white dipshits who go Red... Orrex Nov 2024 #18
I wish I could agree with you on the part you said they will Jspur Nov 2024 #64
Another warning sign here in 2022 when Dems lost a special district in tx SunImp Nov 2024 #11
You know what kacekwl Nov 2024 #100
Yup nycbos Nov 2024 #108
That explains why they're abandoning Democrats Orrex Nov 2024 #13
Just curious Zeitghost Nov 2024 #17
Some of the GOP hates them Abnredleg Nov 2024 #34
Ah. That makes sense, alas. Orrex Nov 2024 #40
Because in a lot of these areas all the Republicans are Hispanic Jk23 Nov 2024 #142
Many disregard the issue here Zeitghost Nov 2024 #15
This all day soandso Nov 2024 #26
A person is stupid to vote for a Rethug if they are not filthy rich with a dark heart! Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #87
Okay but soandso Nov 2024 #94
I'm curious - which of Trump's policies do your co-workers like? TheRickles Nov 2024 #31
It's really more Zeitghost Nov 2024 #91
Hispanics and muslims just tend to be conservative JI7 Nov 2024 #16
A very long article that did little to illuminate the issue for me. Raven123 Nov 2024 #21
Because Harris was a woman Dangling0826 Nov 2024 #29
so is the current president of Mexico DBoon Nov 2024 #32
These voters aren't living in Mexico, and she just got the job. n/t valleyrogue Nov 2024 #55
It is said that Mexico is better than America in that aspect Dangling0826 Nov 2024 #38
Just because they elected a woman? Pakistan? LeftInTX Nov 2024 #47
I'm a veteran and.... AkFemDem Nov 2024 #41
Maybe, call me crazy, but instead of slamming this couples concerns Docreed2003 Nov 2024 #42
The dump admin will worry about them NEVER. Not one milisecond. onecaliberal Nov 2024 #52
I don't disagree Docreed2003 Nov 2024 #69
Misogyny, racism and sexism. onecaliberal Nov 2024 #75
Connect how? Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #89
I think you aren't hearing what I'm saying Docreed2003 Nov 2024 #98
Heard it, saw it, did it, watched it for 24 years now. Sparkly Nov 2024 #113
Interesting that the OP was written two years ago MichMan Nov 2024 #141
What's missing from this conversation Keepthesoulalive Nov 2024 #43
Religion walkingman Nov 2024 #51
It's simple: when the economy is perceived bad, the party in power gets the blame. Self Esteem Nov 2024 #53
Nope. It was because a certain percentage of them, Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #70
I do not agree and boiling it down to that doesn't fix the actual issues that might have led to that problem. Self Esteem Nov 2024 #72
Yes. He was perceived as too old. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #74
In this economy? Same results. Self Esteem Nov 2024 #76
Nope. And you seem to be falling for Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #80
Except I have election data to back me up. Self Esteem Nov 2024 #83
Election data doesn't say the economy is bad. It may say people Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #86
It doesn't prove your point. Perception is reality. Self Esteem Nov 2024 #90
Step outside the Blue bubble happybird Nov 2024 #92
People said it was the economy last time they voted for trump too. It wasn't. It was racism and sexism. Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #111
It all seems to be BS oldmanlynn Nov 2024 #54
We're they asked what Republicans have done for them? surfered Nov 2024 #59
Mary Rose Wilcox... AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2024 #62
They seem to be taking a page from MAGA . kacekwl Nov 2024 #79
Maga has a couple of kacekwl Nov 2024 #82
I don't disagree Jk23 Nov 2024 #84
It's a slur, now? You're pushing this very hard, aren't you? Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #88
Actually I see it at work often in documentation and internal memos. Jk23 Nov 2024 #93
A "real own goal" from which people, now? Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #110
Maybe they'll get the care they're seeking from Trump. Politicub Nov 2024 #85
They sound like idiots nt XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #96
The hate that Venezuelan migrants are getting wirk permots, housing and benefits immediayel when they struggled Demovictory9 Nov 2024 #97
Hispanic voters have their citizenship, they have theirs. Silent Type Nov 2024 #104
Mary Rose finds LatinX offensive MustLoveBeagles Nov 2024 #105
Right wing Spanish Language radio stations now La Coliniere Nov 2024 #106
Meh JustAnotherGen Nov 2024 #107
"Ask not what you country can do for you" has become Sparkly Nov 2024 #112
OMG. You are so right! Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #114
Hispanics, I suppose, are like everyone else that votes in their own self interest. kentuck Nov 2024 #124
This message was self-deleted by its author Wiz Imp Nov 2024 #143
So the repuke party cares about Hispanics? kimbutgar Nov 2024 #126
See this is the fundamental misunderstanding of the Hispanic vote Jk23 Nov 2024 #131
So they voted for the guy who trashed the Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #135
Evangelicos Maninacan Nov 2024 #127
Not sure why claudette Nov 2024 #128
Post removed Post removed Nov 2024 #129
So, the last time we twisted ourselves into pretzels Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #137
Same reason the descendants of Eastern and Southern Europeans vote GOP Retrograde Nov 2024 #139
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