Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
19 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies

Bettie

(16,133 posts)
1. I'm still trying to figure out how
Fri Nov 10, 2017, 03:57 PM
Nov 2017

white women can vote for him. He literally hates women who aren't young and "hot" and available for his use.

LeftInTX

(25,644 posts)
16. Most do. Caucasian is a race.
Fri Nov 10, 2017, 04:54 PM
Nov 2017

There is no Hispanic race. It is an ethnicity.

Although most are mixed European and Indigenous, they don't ID as Native American because the technical definition of NA in the US is a tribe located in the USA. (Confusing, but it is what it is) My husband has no idea what his indigenous roots are or what percentage of indigenous.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
5. Some of it with Latino's has to do with religion.
Fri Nov 10, 2017, 04:03 PM
Nov 2017

I'm not sure if "family values" are revered among one group over others. It's a term most often used for self-serving purposes.

No group will fit neatly into any narrative and some individuals cherish being different over all else. Not different for any specific reason. Just different.

AnnaLee

(1,041 posts)
6. The easiest way to become a big fish is to find a small pond.
Fri Nov 10, 2017, 04:09 PM
Nov 2017

Never underestimate self-interest. Any large group has people representing the range of human attributes.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
10. Not hard to figure at all. We're all wired con or liberal by genetics
Fri Nov 10, 2017, 04:24 PM
Nov 2017

in some version. Libertarian may be another, smaller group. They're wired conservative, probably more strongly conservative than most on average. It's obviously more important to most politically involved black conservatives to be unified, but these disagree. Of course they're hostile right back at those right wingers who don't want them, but -- big surprise to some -- not all conservatives (of any color) are ruled by bigotry. In any case, those conservative minorities obviously identify more with Republicans than Democrats.

Knowing this stuff, btw, also helps a lot in understanding the behavior of groups that didn't form on left-right lines and contain both liberals and conservatives. Just because a group's goals are labeled "left" or "liberal" by the media, for instance, does not mean their leaders are necessarily either.


hlthe2b

(102,447 posts)
11. Willful ignorance... They refuse to believe anything negative about him. Why? who knows.
Fri Nov 10, 2017, 04:25 PM
Nov 2017

but it is amazing how they can go through life so unaware of what is happening around them.

MGKrebs

(8,138 posts)
12. I think some people are just so frustrated- for any number of reasons-
Fri Nov 10, 2017, 04:26 PM
Nov 2017

that they just want to blow everything up and start over. I think that's what Trump felt like to a lot of people. The details don't matter, he was a "disrupter" in the current lingo.

Trump is not the right disrupter for most people though. He just also happened to appeal to a lot of peoples latent sense of bigotry, fear, and insecurity. That doesn't make your life any better though.

DBoon

(22,404 posts)
13. mean, sociopathic people come in all races and religions
Fri Nov 10, 2017, 04:31 PM
Nov 2017

and genders and sexual orientations

Sometimes personality defects are more significant than the interests of other folks like you

skypilot

(8,854 posts)
14. There are all kinds of Trump voters...
Fri Nov 10, 2017, 04:42 PM
Nov 2017

...that I don't get. A couple months ago there was a news story about a small businessman who won a lawsuit (or got a settlement, can't remember which one) against Trump after Trump stiffed him for whatever goods or services he'd provided. Guess who this fool voted for.

His reasoning? "That was business, this is politics?"

JI7

(89,281 posts)
15. Most of them do not support him. And those who do have no credibility among the others
Fri Nov 10, 2017, 04:48 PM
Nov 2017

And are seen as a joke.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»I am sorry. I just do no...