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You aren't trying very hard to understand what's going on if you just blithely write it off as "people vote for whomever screws them". A much more plausible exp
by bigstrat2003 1y ago
You aren't trying very hard to understand what's going on if you just blithely write it off as "people vote for whomever screws them". A much more plausible explanation is that there's a contingent of Latinos who take pride in being legal citizens, resent people who are here illegally, and Trump's gains were with said contingent. That's just a theory on my part which may not be true - but it is at least plausible, unlike the idea that people are actively trying to hurt themselves.
- Herring 1y agoIf you look at the state of the US right now (eg what Trump said yesterday) and you still don't believe there's a lot of latent hate in this country, it's really you who's not trying very hard to understand what's going on. I've traveled all around the world. There's shitty people everywhere. But in America, the shitty people actively expect good PR and "both sides" and "neutral unbiased pov". And they get it. They are given multiple attempts at a coup. Needless to say, it won't end well.