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31. Funny how they're more fearful of whatever they think socialism is then they of

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Fri Nov 6, 2020, 09:10 AM

Nov 2020

Authoritarianism and fascism.

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How did Trump gain ground with minorities? [View all] Marius25 Nov 2020 OP

Authoritarianism. It appeals to some people. NutmegYankee Nov 2020 #1

Funny how they're more fearful of whatever they think socialism is then they of SammyWinstonJack Nov 2020 #31

The power of propaganda. NutmegYankee Nov 2020 #48

mostly becsuse Democrats didn't run a ground campaign while republicans did JI7 Nov 2020 #2

This was probably a big factor LeftInTX Nov 2020 #9

How do they know? I think it's bullshit. They trotted out a couple rappers to get you to believe Solomon Nov 2020 #3

Exit polls show 1/3 of Black men in the Midwest went for Trump. former9thward Nov 2020 #45

Exit polls were skewed extremely to the right since majority of Biden supporters voted by mail Todd79 Nov 2020 #55

You may not have followed the news. former9thward Nov 2020 #72

I would like to see the 5 - 10 polls out there saying they did. Not the 1 or 2 repeated by MJ uponit7771 Nov 2020 #4

I agree, gab13by13 Nov 2020 #7

The Rio Grande Valley (95% Mexican-American) lost 300,000 votes to Trump this cycle. LeftInTX Nov 2020 #16

WOW !!! WTF !? We need a deep dive analysis on this. I do believe Trump cheated & polls minimize uponit7771 Nov 2020 #21

El Paso lost voters to Trump also LeftInTX Nov 2020 #27

maybe one ballot drop box in the county had something to do with it Orangepeel Nov 2020 #47

They were brainwashed into hating the same people the MAGAs hate. Mexicans here for Boogiemack Nov 2020 #64

Yep. There was the self-loathing Hispanic guy who ran the Biden Bus off the road Captain Zero Nov 2020 #67

Lots of those types LeftInTX Nov 2020 #69

Because people are more than the categories we artificially put them in Bucky Nov 2020 #5

EXACTLY..... I have a cousin who is a gay union member yet supports tRump groundloop Nov 2020 #39

You say something enough times then people start believing it qanda Nov 2020 #6

Thank you Bucky Nov 2020 #10

This. AleksS Nov 2020 #17

Some people are attracted by homophobia. LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #8

Not fair. You can pin this on Black men being homophobic if you want qanda Nov 2020 #20

I wasn't talking about black men specifically. LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #32

You are correct. Marius25 Nov 2020 #54

I'm gay and I saw/heard very little homophobia in this election. yardwork Nov 2020 #25

I'm not necessarily talking about the election e. LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #35

I have my doubts about the truth of this Sanity Claws Nov 2020 #11

Kanye Kardashian, Ice Cube, Fifty Cent, Lil Pimp + post-racial Magical Thinking + a boatload of lies PubliusEnigma Nov 2020 #12

Ice Cube never endorsed Trump, he only said that some in the White House looked at his plan Celerity Nov 2020 #18

Ice Cube appeared with Trump and supported his election. He can't go back now. PubliusEnigma Nov 2020 #23

Ice Cube clarifies political stance: "I'm not supporting Donald Trump" Celerity Nov 2020 #28

Ice Cube was used like a tool by Trump. PubliusEnigma Nov 2020 #30

so you have no proof to refute my actual links from the man's own mouth, gotcha Celerity Nov 2020 #33

Cube fucked up. At least you could admit it. Cube got nothing. Trump got a photo op. PubliusEnigma Nov 2020 #34

Lil Wayne too. cwydro Nov 2020 #29

The perception (not reality) of Trump's machismo and swagger Tarc Nov 2020 #13

Toxic masculinity is a hell of a drug (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Nov 2020 #14

This. yardwork Nov 2020 #26

+1 moondust Nov 2020 #38

Fascism and toxic masculinity go together like peanut butter and jelly. bullwinkle428 Nov 2020 #46

All of the votes have not been counted... orwell Nov 2020 #15

A lot more bdamomma Nov 2020 #19

$1,200 check and $600 a week additional unemployment. nt Kahuna Nov 2020 #22

A lot of men like to follow the perceived "tough guy" around AkFemDem Nov 2020 #24

I think the COVID situation is more complex than we believed genxlib Nov 2020 #36

Well said leighbythesea2 Nov 2020 #52

When I made similar comments in another post genxlib Nov 2020 #59

Trump's people are claiming they got 18% black males and 8% black females (up from 4%) peggysue2 Nov 2020 #37

I'm African American and I don't have a single helpisontheway Nov 2020 #41

Because people are not monolithic based on ethnicity. RelativelyJones Nov 2020 #40

I don't understand how a minority can support a man that tells the Proud Boys to stand by.. helpisontheway Nov 2020 #42

Roughly 20% of everyone just leans authoritarian. NutmegYankee Nov 2020 #49

There is a sense of being ignored/taken for granted among Black people in my region, its a little Nexus2 Nov 2020 #43

Identifying with the aggressor - aka Stockholm Syndrome AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #44

Adverse reaction to the property damage and rioting this year Amishman Nov 2020 #50

He didn't..... Chakaconcarne Nov 2020 #51

Not everybody thinks "defund the police" is a good idea mathematic Nov 2020 #53

The Exit Polls This Year Are Not Reliable Todd79 Nov 2020 #56

Biden got about 70% of the Hispanic vote in Arizona StarryNite Nov 2020 #57

If true, it's due to a long-term, very effective social media strategy, ecstatic Nov 2020 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Nov 2020 #60

Trump is the reason Covid is so bad and the economy collapsed. Marius25 Nov 2020 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Nov 2020 #70

If you have no access to real news, you respond to campaign fear ads. Pobeka Nov 2020 #61

Exit polls are going to be off qdouble Nov 2020 #63

It was basically a small increase. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #65

That's where votes were switched. In areas they live. Captain Zero Nov 2020 #66

+1, but people will give Trump and the people who work around him the benefit of the doubt and uponit7771 Nov 2020 #68

easily hackable modems. Baltimike Nov 2020 #71