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Hispanics’ support of Trump plunges since he started second term (www.theguardian.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/37869106

Notable majority feel the country is headed in the wrong direction, and only 27% approve of his job performance

Donald Trump’s standing with Hispanic adults has dropped notably since he took office at the start of the year, according to a new poll.

Polling by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research suggests growing unease among a voting bloc that was crucial to his 2024 re-election victory. The October survey shows that 25% of Hispanic adults now hold a “somewhat” or “very” favorable view of Trump, down sharply from 44% in an AP-NORC poll conducted just before he began his second term.

At the same time, the share of Hispanic respondents who believe the nation is headed in the wrong direction has risen from 63% in March to 73% in October.

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[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 55 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Many Hispanics have a "Fuck you. I got mine" mentality and hate illegal immigrants, not recognizing that the hatred the right has for "illegal immigrants" doesn't actually include the word "illegal".

Many Hispanics are brain rotted Catholics who wholeheartedly believe gay people are an abomination, this they support anyone who seems to be against LGBT rights.

Latino social media is FILLED with right wing propaganda. You may be thinking "yea, yea, I have Facebook. I see rightwing stuff too." but you do not get it. For over a decade now, rightwing influencers have been pushing HARD into Spanish speaking corners of the internet, and now, rightwing talking points are basically the norm. Every Spanish social media site looks like a Fox News comment section.

People always seem shocked at the amount of Hispanic support the right gets, but it's not much of a mystery when you look at their communities.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

People don't get a pass because they're targeted by propaganda. Everyone is targeted by propaganda. It's your job as an individual to see it for what it is and adjust your perspective accordingly. Failing to do so is not anyone else's fault.

[–] dmention7@midwest.social 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The flip side of that is that propaganda is used because it's proven to work. Yes, we should encourage everyone to individually think critically and be alert for propaganda. But I don't think blaming individuals for falling for a concerted effort to hijack their brains is helpful.

I find the argument you're making uncomfortably close to the ones conservatives use to argue against social safety nets and to avoid discussing systematic reform: namely that people need to take responsibility for their success or failure, and that if someone doesn't succeed its solely due to individual failings.

In both cases, the idea is that it's more helpful to address the negative systematic forces than just to blame individuals for falling victim to those forces.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How are you going to fix those systemic issues without getting people to see through the propaganda?

[–] dmention7@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I think that's a different question than the point I was trying to make. By all means, educating people as a way to "de-program" and shield them from propaganda is probably the most effective defense, followed by going after the propagandists themselves.

But however you go about trying to fix those systemic issues, it's important to remember that falling for propaganda isn't solely an individual failing. Intelligent and powerful people have been attacking education and unbiased news sources (among other things) for decades, precisely with the goal of making people more susceptible to their propaganda. Maybe they should know better, but a working class person, whose main focus is feeding and housing their family, is at a severe disadvantage in an information war.

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

All of this is very true. It's also worth noting that intelligent people are sometimes more susceptible to propaganda because they often have the ability to rationalize their decisions more cleanly and effectively than others, while remaining just as vulnerable to the hazard as anyone else.

Holding perpetrators of this system accountable is obviously a must if we want to truly better this situation, but deeming them beyond repair is walking a razorblade of a line that ultimately plays into the very same mentality that got us here to begin with. Imo, odds are real high that this kind of tribe mentality will be the choke point that ensures we never reach any desirable next step in our social evolution.

It is easy to see things through an absolutist lens, but rarely actually helpful. The real, living world takes place between the black and the white. Every single inch and ounce of it. Until we, as a species, figure that out and start acting accordingly, we will more likely than not continue on our death spiral.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago

Not even halve changed their mind. Absolutely insane.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

As someone who is Latin American and grew up in that culture, there is a LOT of machismo there. For whatever reason, too many Latino guys see a gold plated rapist as an icon of strength, and/or follow people who see him as one.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 month ago

¿Porque votarías por un comemierda que desea nuestra aniquilación total?

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I wish all these religious idiots like tucker carlson would pick whether they want racism or religion. (And don't get me wrong their actions show its about racism)

It should not be a surprise that latino immigrants lean more heavily christian conservative than native born citizens. Nearly all the republican leadership are like second or third generation immigrants. If they played the long game christians would hold power for decades without a fight. But racist mfers gonna racism.

This decline is a direct result of racial profiling. Being harrassed by ICE or knowing somebody who has will make people upset.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

https://www.latinosfortrump.com/

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks. Was surprised to learn a lot of Hispanics did vote for the nonce. I guess I’m sheltered enough to have never met them irl.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Is this related to the taco bowl nonsense?