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HoneyBadger

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23. I used to work in Juarez and was always amazed at the fuss and fear of the cartels in the news

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 10:42 AM

Jan 2017

No one there cares. Either Americans or Mexicans. It really is all so exaggerated.

What you should understand is that Mexican society is very structured by class. In America, you are meeting the poor people, the immigrants, who tend to be the nicest people. If you work in Mexico, you meet the middle class, who do not like the poor Mexicans any more than the Deplorables do. I have never met a rich Mexican, they are the 1% of the 1%, and they own and run the country.

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Why do Deplorables hate Mexicans? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 OP

Atlanta, too. Got new roof the other day. Entire crew Mexican and so hardworking, friendly CurtEastPoint Jan 2017 #1

Because They're Taking All Those Factory Jobs! ProfessorGAC Jan 2017 #2

In my area of Florida there are a lot of Mexican Americans and Mexicans. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #3

I've always liked Mexicans and find them more enjoyable to be around than many Americans. So RKP5637 Jan 2017 #4

Most middle Americans Zoonart Jan 2017 #8

Well said!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2017 #12

Just for the record, I think "deplorables" is a stupid insult that makes dems look childish. RadiationTherapy Jan 2017 #5

Just for the record DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #10

Accurate observations are often mistaken as stupid insults LanternWaste Jan 2017 #15

Could you please elaborate? DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #19

"Deplorables" is an accurate description. To call them "vermin" would oasis Jan 2017 #18

I would never, ever call them that. That comes close to calling them Lebensunwertes Leben DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #21

Yup. On that note, "Deplorables" take pride in being politacally oasis Jan 2017 #24

Agreed.. whathehell Jan 2017 #27

Hillary used the term to characterize the uncivilized behavior of oasis Jan 2017 #32

Of course.. whathehell Jan 2017 #33

I edited my above post to clarify. oasis Jan 2017 #39

It's deplorable to pass along rightwing spin. yallerdawg Jan 2017 #26

Are we galvanized by being called treestar Jan 2017 #31

wow, really?! that's what's important about this issue?! uponit7771 Jan 2017 #36

For the life of me, I don't know. Chiquitita Jan 2017 #6

FEAR of the "other" HopeAgain Jan 2017 #7

it's nothing personal. they hate everyone. unblock Jan 2017 #9

They have been conditioned by Fox News and right wing radio to view our society in terms of groups RDANGELO Jan 2017 #11

We have a great Mexican Resturant we go too madokie Jan 2017 #13

Spanish and Affirmative Action Lithos Jan 2017 #14

Everybody's got to have somebody to look down on alarimer Jan 2017 #16

They hate everyone that isn't them or that doesn't look like them. MineralMan Jan 2017 #17

Mexicans and Hispanics, in general, are simply the latest victims of this nation's eternal racism. LonePirate Jan 2017 #20

+1 treestar Jan 2017 #29

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2017 #37

Because they fear what they do not understand... Orsino Jan 2017 #22

I used to work in Juarez and was always amazed at the fuss and fear of the cartels in the news HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #23

Because mindem Jan 2017 #25

and he was wrong, the ones coming are "the best" treestar Jan 2017 #28

It bothers trump and it is not really about the first generation Mexican in the U.S.. Tikki Jan 2017 #30

Is it "Mexicans" so much, as "undocumented"? Supposedly 'law & order' are high up on their list. jmg257 Jan 2017 #34

As a resident of Southern California, I find Mexicans to be the least annoying people in the area. tenderfoot Jan 2017 #35

I am pretty chill with all minorities here. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #38

I have known, when to school with and worked with mexican people all my life. workinclasszero Jan 2017 #40