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Venezuelans who supported Trump now feel cheated: ‘They used us to win votes’ (english.elpais.com)
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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 73 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (10 children)

This article is rage inducing.

The 70-year-old Venezuelan cannot say that he is “regretful” of having voted for the Republican Party, a faction that, he says, aligns with his interests as a Christian and a conservative. But he no longer knows what to think. He arrived from Venezuela in 1994 and, once he had obtained American citizenship, his first vote was for Barack Obama, a guy who seemed “charismatic” to him; he liked the idea of the first African-American in power. But in the following two elections he distanced himself from the Democrats. “Because of the debauchery of the Joe Biden administration,” he says. And by “debauchery” he means issues of gender identity in education or the participation of trans people in sports, with which he does not agree.

So, fuck this Asshole especially very much. Enjoy the deportation you voted for you intolerant dick.

For Ferro, the reasons are clear, and almost the same as those of a community like the Cuban diaspora, settled in the south of Florida, where 68% voted for the Republican. “We Venezuelans have a kind of post-traumatic syndrome with the dictatorship, and that makes us dream that a messiah is going to come to save us from the misfortunes that people are experiencing in our country. That is what made many Venezuelans dream,” he says.

Because dictators NEVER come with messages of being the messiah. What a fucking shocker 😐.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Americans don't actually hold an enforceable monopoly on stupidity, it just seems that way.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

No, man. Ignorant hicks are everywhere. Not just Alabama.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 16 points 3 weeks ago

TRANS People are RUINING that Man's Love of ~~WNBA~~ ~~NWSL~~ ~~PWHL~~ ~~Women's College Sports~~ WELL if he wasn't Working so HARD to AFFORD Biden's Economy in 2025 he would have TIME to Watch Women's sports!

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Religion is the cancer of the mind of the people.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Opiates are the drugs of the bodies of the people of the country in the world today.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago

My Cuban family and the extended clan who share my heritage are largely morons with regard to voting. All because of the Bay of Pigs.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I wonder what happened in the early 90s in Venezuela that got so many people to leave...

Oh, right, Perez took an IMF loan, started neoliberalizing the economy, people got angry, the state started killing people, and then lack of bank regulation fucked everything up they spent billions bailing banks out.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago

"Debauchery of the Biden administration" yeah sure ok.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

So, fuck this Asshole especially very much.

Welcome to conservativism: you didn't know this?

It's stunning they (1) didn't recognize populist demagoguery with radical disregard for lawful process as a classic warning of approaching dictatorship when they've seen it play out before and (2) couldn't imagine it coming from the right instead of communism. It wouldn't surprise me if they voted in the tyrant they escaped from. They played themselves.

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Honest question: how much of the homophobia/transphobia is centered in Religion?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

All of it?

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

It's repressed self expression. They would find another reason if they had to.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Funny thing is, if the US weren't married to the two-party system, they could have a party with policies for social restrictions with market regulation and public services at the same time. For which party these socially conservative Hispanics could vote.

[–] hanrahan@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

, he says, aligns with his interests as a Christian

But that is not true, it's like North Korea insiting its Democratic. Actions speak louder then words and the GOP have near zero alignment with Christ. Now they may claim some Old Testament quote to justify what they are doing (and ignore the rest of it eg stoning those who dare to BBQ on Sundays) but once again that is not the words of Christ in the sermon on the mount now now is it?

So what is the real reaon ? Using the bible to cover your hate and bigotry seems the obvious one.

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ" - Mohandas Gandhi

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ugh. The Sunday barbecuers are the worst though!