Does Biden have an Hispanic problem?

[Sympthsical]

31. Oh, he's a racist through and through

But people will overlook that if they think their other interests are being served. Look at Evangelicals. Of course he's completely spat in the face of their endless moralism. But he's also filling the judiciary with people they like. That is a large part of why Republicans have been content to let him go wild. He's serving their long-term goals even if he's an immediate disaster.

When Trump started insulting Mexico, I thought for sure my Mexican friends and family would have a lot to say. They didn't. What I got was, "Well, he's not entirely wrong . . ." Mexico is a giant mess, and there isn't a lot of loyalty there where you might think there would be a little. Corruption and the cartels are ruining the country, and they hear about it from their friends and family who still live there.

It's similar with, say, Filipinos and Duterte. You can trash the guy and country's politics all day, and a lot of Filipino-Americans won't take umbrage.

That's why I say it's white condescension. But maybe a nearer term would be ignorance. A lot of us don't really know the dynamics of different countries or the relationship ex-pats may have with it. Why would we? It's rarely to never on our news, and a lot of white people are very insulated from minority communities. They may have minority friends, but that doesn't mean they have a deep understanding of the thought processes, emotions, and politics at work.