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[–] Hazdaz 31 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I would like to point out that this guy is hispanic (probably Cuban) and is a Republican. I know far, far too many people online think that only white people are Republican, which is clearly not the case.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

this guy is hispanic (probably Cuban)

Lots of Cuban anti-communists who came over in the wake of the revolution and made it their mission to support the most fanatical far-right candidates Florida had to offer. Consequently, a handful of these guys have made a ton of money working for the wealthy right-wing plutocrats that control the state, but everyone else has watched their quality of life disintegrate as the social foundations of Florida are dissolved by wave after wave of bigots and crooks in high office.

In another generation or two, we'll see the grandchildren of the Batista refugees rising up Castro-style.

[–] JustZ 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah we know there are plenty of dumb tokens.

[–] visak 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's more than that. Cubans in Florida have been a very reliable Republican voting block for a long time. They bonded over their hatred of Castro. The Cuban business base in Florida started with wealthy people who fled Cuba. Now it's on to second and third generation born in the US.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

They turned libertarian immediately

"I figured it out, so should they"

[–] crwcomposer 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

True, but Cubans are the only Hispanic group I know of that lean Republican as a whole.

[–] Anticorp 10 points 1 year ago

It's because they had terrible experiences under Castro and vehemently hate communism. Since they believe the lies that the Democrats are communist or socialist, they default to the "conservative" party.

[–] Hazdaz 1 points 1 year ago

As a whole, sure, but there are still Republican Hispanics here and there. They do exist. And even bigger groups of Republican Black's and Asians amd Indians. The internet thinks that only white folks can be Republicans and that is simply not true which is especially infuriating when those same people always get race-baited into issues. They need to understand that sometimes Republicans do things simply because they are assholes, and not necessarily because they are racist assholes.