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(46,736 posts) Wed Jun 1, 2022, 09:34 AM Jun 2022

Can someone explain why more of my Latino brethren in Florida are not [View all]

angrier at De Santis for pushing his anti-CRT stance since it will also impact how we marginalize Latinos? Except for the Cuban-Americans of course. That holiday for aggrieved victims of communism was a nod to his own people.

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Can someone explain why more of my Latino brethren in Florida are not [View all] Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 OP

I saw this story on MSNBC last night. BigmanPigman Jun 2022 #1

Former Miami resident here XanaDUer2 Jun 2022 #4

A few decades back there was hope that the newer generations Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #10

Some of us are still reliving the Bay of Pigs, and blaming Kennedy for Castro Chainfire Jun 2022 #22

It was a debacle. But I think it gave too many a reason to close their minds. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #33

I lived in Miami for three years. Chainfire Jun 2022 #50

Thank you for confirming my observations. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #53

I don't think that much has changed. Chainfire Jun 2022 #56

Man, you're part of the original clash of cultures in Miami. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #65

I have brought this up before. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #6

Even that is not good enough Cosmocat Jun 2022 #71

Especially since DeSantis wants t obamanut2012 Jun 2022 #52

Today I think its more of a excuse to be corrupt. rockfordfile Jun 2022 #59

My understanding is that it all comes down to the perception of "socialism" among those who hlthe2b Jun 2022 #2

Democrats are going to lose the Latino vote because they're not proactive Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #8

Simple malaise Jun 2022 #3

What? Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #11

Not really malaise Jun 2022 #25

+1 Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #34

But it's not good for democracy at home in malaise Jun 2022 #37

Yeah, but don't the majority of Republicans welcome their brown brothers 3Hotdogs Jun 2022 #5

Because they don't feel marginalized? brooklynite Jun 2022 #7

I am hearing quite the opposite Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #14

Hispanics have the lowest voting rates (by ethnicity) in the country. Mosby Jun 2022 #57

I think, given the level of targeting against "Latinos", Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #60

It can't be easy being a minority in the south. Mosby Jun 2022 #61

Oh, they are. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #62

I wonder if machismo, a form of authoritarianism, is also a factor. Karadeniz Jun 2022 #9

We have some strong women who can ascend. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #16

Those in S. Florida are against foreign socialism but not authoritarianism. LonePirate Jun 2022 #12

This is scary news. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #18

They are Catholic njhoneybadger Jun 2022 #13

I can see that one. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #19

Catholics aren't sheep, and with Cubans, money & "socialist" whathehell Jun 2022 #31

No part of this thread is about to go well Sympthsical Jun 2022 #15

Great post. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #20

You have succinctly identified a blindness in liberal cachukis Jun 2022 #29

Yes, I follow this subject a lot, and in terms of racial issues many Latinos compartmentalise racial Celerity Jun 2022 #42

Exactly LeftInTX Jun 2022 #63

So much there to work through. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #66

From all my years in South Florida blueknight73 Jun 2022 #17

Know, right. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #21

I have lived here in South Florida for over forty years and I still can't explain it. FM123 Jun 2022 #23

This is what I was expecting to hear. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #35

Can we come up with a better term than CRT? Johnny2X2X Jun 2022 #24

+1 Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #36

And they were already teaching a sanitized version of history Johnny2X2X Jun 2022 #43

You're right, Johnny. I am a byproduct of that indoctrination. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #54

Heck, they'd ban Columbus's own men's writings for being obscene alone Johnny2X2X Jun 2022 #55

In so many ways, this constant lying or indoctrination IS the Anglo method. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #58

+1000. nt ecstatic Jun 2022 #70

Question malaise Jun 2022 #26

Sounds like someone should do some investigative reporting. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #41

Check out Iran Contra and Jamaica Seahawks and cocaine malaise Jun 2022 #46

Remember that "Hispanic" is nothing more than a "language group" BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #27

Another Reason I Keep Insisting FL & TX Are NOT In Play SoCalDavidS Jun 2022 #28

We do need to do work here. Our only hope right now is Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #40

So Does Abbott, But I Don't See A Leopard Changing It's Stripes SoCalDavidS Jun 2022 #48

Both last night and today on MSNBC yorkster Jun 2022 #30

I am glad they are discussing it on cable. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #38

I will watch as well. n/t yorkster Jun 2022 #49

Here in California our Latino population is obviously overwhelmingly Mexican. MenloParque Jun 2022 #32

If that's all that's keeping them from voting Democratic, I imagine Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #39

Think again. Just this morning a Senior Engineer who is Mexican told me Uvalde solidified MenloParque Jun 2022 #44

Which is why the Ulvalde police dept. needs to be publicly flogged. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #45

Well they've realized the American dream 48656c6c6f20 Jun 2022 #47

That might be closer to the truth than we realize Peacetrain Jun 2022 #51

Our Hispanics are right wingers. MaryMagdaline Jun 2022 #64

Living in California, I see a lot of Spanish Colonial heritage "Latinos" haele Jun 2022 #67

It's good to remember this, because it seems like Democrats direct their Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #68

Kick dalton99a Jun 2022 #69