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LisaM

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8. I don't assume people will think a certain way.

Reply to jfz9580m (Reply #6)

Thu Nov 7, 2024, 08:48 AM

Nov 7

I realized about four election cycles ago that as we become more diverse, that will include bringing in people from other cultures where patriarchy runs deep (not to mention misogyny and prejudice against gay people). Unfortunately, my worry turned out to be true.

As far as the education thing, you are so right and expressed it so well. We need to encourage liberal arts more.

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Asian Americans favored Harris but shifted right by 5 points [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 7 OP

How are they going to feel once they see internment camps Cattledog Nov 7 #1

Yeah a whole lot of anomalies, the votes were rigged Meadowoak Nov 7 #2

Shifts of 5% to the right...I keep hearing that across groups MaeScott Nov 7 #13

Hispanics and working class moving to Trump is unfortantly very real where I live. Jk23 Nov 7 #17

And the MAGA are saying these "missing votes" are proof the Dems cheated in '20 oldsoftie Nov 7 #21

No evidence of that. Elessar Zappa Nov 7 #22

Very disappointing IronLionZion Nov 7 #3

Whatever the race guys like these are just not that alienated by Trump jfz9580m Nov 7 #4

The Hamtramck affair was alarming. LisaM Nov 7 #5

I am nonwhite, female and pretty progressive/liberal jfz9580m Nov 7 #6

I don't assume people will think a certain way. LisaM Nov 7 #8

"We need to encourage liberal arts more." jfz9580m Nov 7 #9

"he was a small business owner and thought Trump would help him more." BumRushDaShow Nov 7 #7

they never understood that about Mitt Romney either. travelingthrulife Nov 7 #10

Since you mention Rmoney BumRushDaShow Nov 7 #11

Exactly! That is what he did. Vulture and all legal Evolve Dammit Nov 7 #16

The shift to the right is very disturbing. ananda Nov 7 #12

I don't think it's "over" BumRushDaShow Nov 7 #14

I bet they did Marthe48 Nov 7 #15

They must have forgotten all the racial hate Trump sent their way for "creating" COVID. I'm sure ZonkerHarris Nov 7 #18

All we know about these things is what we get from a compromised medium. If it doesn't seem right, don't buy it. jaxexpat Nov 7 #19

A lot of the Talabangelical rot spread to other races via their white missionaries. Crowman2009 Nov 7 #20

There needs to be a long talk about what turned so many Hispanics, Asians, etc, toward Trump oldsoftie Nov 7 #23

It's mostly been the men- of all races/ethnicities BumRushDaShow Nov 7 #24