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55. I did not interpret as a joke, but I still stand my my posts, as joke or not, my points are valid

Reply to Guy Whitey Corngood (Reply #54)

Fri Oct 30, 2020, 01:36 AM

Oct 2020

Or is your implication that because of their ethnic origin they have to be even more homophobic? Talk about outdated notions.

I never made an interracial and/or interethnic comparative statement as to homophobia

but to deny that it is not far too rampant in the Latinx community when taken as a whole (and ESPECIALLY amongst the more reactionary and conservative ones, who are, after all, the subject of this OP) is simply untrue

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What Liberals Don't Understand About Pro-Trump Latinos [View all] Celerity Oct 2020 OP

I only need to know they support an evil man SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #1

I agree rockfordfile Oct 2020 #4

If they like Trump dflprincess Oct 2020 #8

Hear, hear! smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #15

and they don't see how the republican party squashes all of their aspirations? NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #2

No, since consistent racism hasn't touched them directly they don't believe it exist to the point .. uponit7771 Oct 2020 #11

I thought it had something to do with machismo, I can see it is more complicated than that Walleye Oct 2020 #3

Yes, there is a serious gender gap, where Latinas lean more Democratic and Latinos more Republican. TheBlackAdder Oct 2020 #87

Not really more complicated. Caliman73 Oct 2020 #97

Good explanation. We are ignorant of history, And current events Walleye Oct 2020 #101

Depressing, but reasonable in a highly self-interested way. n/t Laelth Oct 2020 #5

"..Did he word it correctly? No,...a" Bullshit, like many black republicans they minimize overt uponit7771 Oct 2020 #6

He called them rapists and locked up brown children to punish their parents. onecaliberal Oct 2020 #7

from the article Celerity Oct 2020 #12

In true Republican fashion, fuck you I've got mine. onecaliberal Oct 2020 #18

pretty much with a shit tonne of religious bullshit tossed in, plus intra-group racism/prejudice, & Celerity Oct 2020 #20

Whatever the "religion" raising that level of self importance to the detriment of so many is the onecaliberal Oct 2020 #23

it's Catholicism mostly, so what do you expect? 2000 years of retrograde dross, murder wars, torture Celerity Oct 2020 #26

My husband and I were both raised Catholic. onecaliberal Oct 2020 #29

Which means their allegiance is irrational. Completely emotional. Caliman73 Oct 2020 #102

It is all screwed up AmericanCanuck Oct 2020 #9

+1. Very accurate observations dalton99a Oct 2020 #51

+1 It's complex & troubling. Do these people think they'll appalachiablue Oct 2020 #62

Same thing here in New Mexico rusty fender Oct 2020 #100

I still don't understand and never will. idziak4ever1234 Oct 2020 #10

Many are stone racist, too. LuvLoogie Oct 2020 #13

I've definitely seen that. tavernier Oct 2020 #77

So, right wingers are hypocritical, self serving dipshits who Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2020 #14

Looks like Republicans exploit class warfare and racism issues with Baked Potato Oct 2020 #16

I got mine, fuck everyone else. NorthOf270 Oct 2020 #17

god and gays sung to the tune of macho man by the village people nt msongs Oct 2020 #19

no, more along the lines of tejano, or bandera or mariachi or norteno or salsa or criolla, etc etc Celerity Oct 2020 #24

That's a super broad and wrong generalization. I grew up knowing Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2020 #41

Disagree, sorry nt Celerity Oct 2020 #44

Disagree about what? Are you now gonna tell me you Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2020 #46

you are the one broadbrushing, not me nt Celerity Oct 2020 #47

OK now, are you reading your own posts? Am I talking to 2 different Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2020 #48

I am following along just fine Celerity Oct 2020 #53

Right wing assholes are right wing assholes, regardless of Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2020 #54

I did not interpret as a joke, but I still stand my my posts, as joke or not, my points are valid Celerity Oct 2020 #55

Ah, so you didn't say then the very thing you're saying now. Got it. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2020 #56

stating a fact is not a negative thing, nor contradictory of anything I said nt Celerity Oct 2020 #57

I spoke to one tonight BainsBane Oct 2020 #21

yes, Rump is doing better with Latinx in 2020 than he was in 2016, and not just in FL. Celerity Oct 2020 #27

Good article dustyscamp Oct 2020 #22

I guess you are right. nt Boogiemack Oct 2020 #34

I've always been confused at liberal treating all Hispanics like they are a different race. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #25

That's what makes "Latinx" such an offensive term for them ansible Oct 2020 #30

Agreed. Call an Argentinian or a Chilean that and wait for the reaction. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #35

And the Brazilians speak Portuguese - the two I've worked with were white. Klaralven Oct 2020 #85

I have a Gomes that works for me! White dude. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #90

Of course, "Latinx" is also a stupid term. Behind the Aegis Oct 2020 #69

Yep. cwydro Oct 2020 #73

"It all boils down to understanding that you are in charge of your own kind of predicament," Takket Oct 2020 #28

All in all, sounds like they are that type of American, descended BusyBeingBest Oct 2020 #31

Gosh, yes. shrike3 Oct 2020 #82

Over half of Latinos identify as white wellst0nev0ter Oct 2020 #32

Because over half of Latinos are white. This is a blind spot for democrats. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #37

They are not white, as white is defined in America. radius777 Oct 2020 #58

Yup, as far the racists are concerned, if you don't fit the specific bill you are "tainted" sunonmars Oct 2020 #65

I don't disagree with your first point GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #79

I worked with a Hispanic whose parents had emigrated from Scandinavia - He was white. Klaralven Oct 2020 #91

What they don't understand are the types of socialism vs. democracy with social safety net. Boogiemack Oct 2020 #33

Huh. I guess these Trump supporters have somehow completely missed PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #36

see this Celerity Oct 2020 #38

As onecaliberal said, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #40

He said that about Mexicans. Plenty of South American immigrants would agree. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #39

Oh, I know they are not all a monolith. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #42

I respectfully disagree. Argentinians and Chileans are as white as us. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #45

We used to joke that Argentinians feel more European than actual Europeans. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2020 #50

I only know a few Argentinians. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #80

I am not talking about how they see themselves. Or what they actually look like. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #94

Actually, he went on to include South America in his disgusting speech ecstatic Oct 2020 #84

Fuck Them along with Everyone else that Supports Trump JI7 Oct 2020 #43

The dividing line among Florida Hispanics is whether or not they are foreign born Awsi Dooger Oct 2020 #49

Ugh Bigredhunk Oct 2020 #52

Many people of color and immigrants are more conservative, radius777 Oct 2020 #59

moving further right is suicidal for the Democratic Party, the centre of the American political Celerity Oct 2020 #61

Reread my post, I never said move to the center overall, radius777 Oct 2020 #64

Trump was ignorant and wrong on those issues JonLP24 Oct 2020 #66

and if he manages to "win" again, we aint seen nothing of the cruelty coming. sunonmars Oct 2020 #67

What does 'move to the centre' on immigration, terrorism, and trade mean? Celerity Oct 2020 #68

If they're not low info voters they're psychopaths Lars39 Oct 2020 #60

Well if Trump wins again, I hope they are not surprised when they and their families are picked up sunonmars Oct 2020 #63

Like This Bigredhunk Oct 2020 #70

All poltics is local DFW Oct 2020 #71

indeed, i've never understood Turkeys wrapping themselves in foil and hopping the oven. sunonmars Oct 2020 #72

The key is when they say "I knew what Trump really meant" Azathoth Oct 2020 #74

I missed the expose on "What Conservatives Don't Understand About Pro-Biden Latinos" maxrandb Oct 2020 #75

Verband nationaldeutscher Juden Celerity Oct 2020 #76

They support him but he doesn't support them. Sunsky Oct 2020 #78

with Trump acting like a dictator, it's a wash bigtree Oct 2020 #81

The nonsensical excuses and justifications that are being used by some ecstatic Oct 2020 #83

Fascists come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. Roisin Ni Fiachra Oct 2020 #86

If he had not chosen a black woman, I fear all hell would have broken loose. SC primary and then the Celerity Oct 2020 #88

How do you know most Hispanics will vote for Biden Beringia Oct 2020 #93

Because most Hispanic folks are kind, intelligent, perceptive human beings. Roisin Ni Fiachra Oct 2020 #99

No lack of understanding BruceWane Oct 2020 #89

It is sad to see so much support from Latinos for Trump Beringia Oct 2020 #92

"Pro-Trump Latinos" brings back a memory from a Cheech & Chong show we went to in 2016. trackfan Oct 2020 #95

Those who emigrated from Fascist countries are Fascist *here*, too! UTUSN Oct 2020 #96

They're fucking idiots like the rest of Trump supporters Yeehah Oct 2020 #98