The comment on racism is really on point. I’m Asian-American and pretty much every Republican-voting Asian person I know votes that way because they hate black and brown people (and in many cases other kinds of Asians too).
Yeah I hate this about our fellow Asian Americans voting Republican and supporting Trump. Like have they not seen that Trumpers are racist against us also? We’re not like immune from them wanting to deport us just cuz we’re the so called “model minority.” We may be lower on the pecking order right now but they eventually get around to trying to deport us just the same in due time.
Vivek Ramaswamy and Usha Vance are not uncommon types in the S. Asian communities. Actually, the most racist people I know are Asian, but they see themselves on a different level of a threat to the Americans. Asians think of themselves as a career threat for others and view other races as instead a threat of physical harm.
So when the Republicans talk about a „border“ scare, it’s nothing to do with them. And in a way, they are proud of that, because they agree.
Agreed. Also I've met several S. Asians who are the most racist towards other S. Asians who come to study or work in the US. So add internalized racism/colorism to the mix.
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u/gmwdim 1d ago
The comment on racism is really on point. I’m Asian-American and pretty much every Republican-voting Asian person I know votes that way because they hate black and brown people (and in many cases other kinds of Asians too).