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He’s also gay which makes his support for trump extra stupid

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I’d like to see the information environment that made this guy a Trump supporter.

What did he see? Was he deep in Facebook? Twitter? Local stuff?

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

From what I understand, Republicans, especially in Florida, put out political ads targeted specifically at Cuban immigrants. They play off the inherent hatred of communism in this demographic to convince them to vote against the "radical Marxist Democrats."

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Could just be stupid.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

environment that made this guy a Trump supporter

A LOT of Immigrants and Illegals in the US are very pro-Trump. I spoke with a few in my old neighborhood to get their take.

They said that the government didn't worry them because it wasn't that far off from where they came from. They felt elitism created niches where someone knowledgeable could profit. Party of the entrepreneurs and all.

Two said they didn't want any more immigrants here, they felt pressure from the incoming immigrants to take their places and out-compete them for work.

Because this was the last trump presidency, there was less deportation talking. I'm sure that gave some concern, but If I had to guess based on their psyche, I'd say they expected the deportation to lighten the low-hanging fruit and take the pressure off their own jobs at the same time, expecting them would just be ok because they were always ok.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

expecting them would just be ok because they were always ok.

And therein lies the problem. "It's always been good for me so the suffering of others doesn't bother me."

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

they're together now. rule 34?