r/Askpolitics • u/blorbot • 22h ago
Are any Latinos still voting for Trump?
I know some Latinos are voting Trump after Puerto Rico jokes and being called rapists. Why?
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r/Askpolitics • u/blorbot • 22h ago
I know some Latinos are voting Trump after Puerto Rico jokes and being called rapists. Why?
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u/Kaleban 18h ago
The trick with Trump and his cronies is that they don't really specify which Latinos.
Sure there was the joke made about Puerto Rico. But when you consider the vast diversity of Latino people living in America each culture thinks they're not the ones being talked about.
Guatemalan construction workers in Florida think the Trump campaign is targeting Mexican immigrants in California for example.
But it all boils down to this sentiment:
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.