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What I'm wondering about is, are they "Conservative" as in they believe government is bad and taxes are bad and they are shocked, shocked I say to discover that there's racism happening in this establishment, or are they full on fascist "Conservative" and racist as fuck themselves and they just didn't realize they were one of the minorities they were supposed to hate?
Based only on some recent posts and comments I've seen about hispanic conservatives in general, I would guess it was because they are religious and feel they need to align with Republicans because of that. Now they have learned that Republican-style Christianity doesn't really resemble Jesus-style Christianity.
But also - isn't Idaho literally the whitest state? Or is that Iowa?
Maybe not by population, but Idaho has a huge problem with white supremacists. The Aryan Nation was founded there, and there's a reason all the bigots in eastern Oregon want to secede and join Idaho.
You're telling me that Idaho potatoes are bigot potatoes? But they're so delicious...
Something I learned when I moved to the PNW, Idaho has the reputation for potatoes but Washington grows more(the most I believe). It’s like how Georgia is the peach state but any honest Georgian, myself included, will tell you our crop is peanuts, South Carolina produces more peaches
Thank you, I now feel informed and also very slightly falsely advertised to.
I am not immune to propaganda 😞
According to this it's Idaho: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382166/us-potato-production-by-state/#:~:text=China%20and%20India%20are%20the%20main%20producers,29.4%20million%20cwt%2C%20respectively%20in%20that%20year.
Edit: okay sorry if you see a paywall, it didn't show for me until I visited the page a second time
I would have had my money on Cotton
To be fair, most of the farmhands are Mexicans, even if the Farmers™ are all white guys. Ignoring Boise, there's kinda two halves to Idaho, both geographically and socially/politically. Most of the hardcore KKK/nazi white supremacist stuff I've heard about is in the panhandle around Coeur d'Alene, etc. The potatoes are grown in the south in the snake River basin. Now I'm not trying to fool you, It's still very, very conservative in southern Idaho, but they're more like Utah conservatives, cause they basically are, everyone's Mormon down there. When they're racist, it's not quite as overt as a burning cross.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/far-right-idaho_n_628277e2e4b0c84db7282bd6
I feel dumb as dirt that it took you telling us that, since I was recently wondering why.
Idaho is a super Mormon state next to Utah, and momos are definitely more racist the closer to Utah they live
I think Vermont is actually the whitest state
A hispanic neighbor came to my door a few weeks ago wanting to talk about the bible. Initially I was really annoyed, because obviously. I have a pride flag hanging outside and felt a little targeted. But we actually ended up having a really nice conversation about this, how Christianity should really be about love and understanding, but has been twisted to do the exact opposite.
Idaho is where Utah Mormons go when they feel Utah has become too liberal.
It’s not Iowa, we have a bunch of Hispanic immigrants!
A lot of African, Caribbean, and Pacific Island immigrants too. In the factory I work I think whites are a minority... and suspiciously it's always team leaders and supervisors 👀
Yeah, funny how that happens…. And we have some of the most awful factory jobs (ex: meat processing) that are almost exclusively filled by immigrants / minorities. It’s allmost like the system was built that way…
They are "conservatives" because they think they are better than other people.
No joke, there is an immigrant in my state running the the GOP primary on the platform that immigration is broken and we need to fix the border.
When you talk to these people, it literally is about how it's okay because they are the good race. It's those at the border that are ruining America.
He talks about how his parents came here legally and how legal immigration is okay.
My brother in Christ, do you not realize that the GOP is trying to make it illegal for any immigration to occur? You're pulling the ladder after you, oh I'm sorry, your parents climbed on the ship. Now you're telling everyone below that they are dirty and lazy for not making it up without a ladder.
That candidate is caught up in the very specific idea of "legal" and "documented alien" for methods of immigration without realizing that the racism inherent in the system will make it virtually impossible for anyone to meet legal qualifications for entry. Often the racism is hidden in the unwritten parts like the fees required to submit paperwork and the pressure for legal representation - all things that cost money and is designed to keep our the poors.
That candidate has no idea what nuance means and will run things like a tyrant, confused by a lack of clear morality.
I highly suspect that he very much knows the nuances of the system and doing what every Republican does: using racism to get elected to gain power and influence.
He doesn't care if people get hurt so long as it's the right people.
But they're one of the good ones. Massa loves the good ones 😭
I know that a lot of immigrants from the Philippines are super anti-abortion and tend to align with Republicans because of this.