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SouthBayDem

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32. To the Vietnamese-Americans who voted for the payaso because of party tradition,
Fri May 29, 2026, 11:47 PM
12 hrs ago

I hope it was worth it.

As an Asian-American who grew up in an area with many Vietnamese immigrants, I've seen that older Vietnamese (those who came pre-1990s, by my estimate) tend to be more conservative. Hence "party tradition", similar to certain states voting lockstep D or R from ca. 1860s-1960s due to Civil War allegiances (see the presidential election results in "Union" states like Kansas vs. "Confederate" states like Tennessee). Like Cuban-Americans, Vietnamese have seen Republicans as stronger anti-communists.

In contrast, younger (born '80s or later) Vietnamese-Americans are more down-the-middle depending which part of the country; to my recollection Orange County still has a strong Republican Viet-Am machine (exception: Rep. Derek Tran, a Democrat) while where I'm from (the Bay Area) nearly every Asian-American elected official is Democratic.

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I am sick to death of this grifting crap UpInArms 22 hrs ago #1
That his family gets to keep?!?! And in Vietnam no less. underpants 22 hrs ago #2
So when do we get to digging up the people buried at Arlington for the arch? Ray Bruns 22 hrs ago #3
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Set-up for a horror movie muriel_volestrangler 21 hrs ago #5
Junior and Eric must have watched "Poltergeist" and didn't want the same ending. no_hypocrisy 21 hrs ago #11
They are inviting... 2naSalit 20 hrs ago #13
After Trump leaves office, this golfcourse will be abandoned. Baitball Blogger 21 hrs ago #6
Trump had to build on this particular plot of land Diamond_Dog 21 hrs ago #7
The Hurt Caused Is Part Of The Attraction. ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #16
Hey, Ho! Are they moving your grave, too? Guess you lost the war in the end. We both did. Wonder Why 21 hrs ago #8
I Still Think Ho Chi Minh Won. Why Think Otherwise, Simply.... ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #17
His revolutionary descendants sold out his country to fascist capitalists. Wonder Why 19 hrs ago #23
Every day. Every damn day we learn about a new low in this bottomless pit of insatiable greed Deuxcents 21 hrs ago #9
You cannot make it up. A-Schwarzenegger 21 hrs ago #10
The "relations" bit does SOUND damning, but without any quotes, it could be editorial license by the author AZJonnie 20 hrs ago #12
This gilligan 20 hrs ago #14
The Repulsive Irony Is As Rich As Croesus. ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #15
This is sooo wrong. Holy crap 😳 TommieMommy 19 hrs ago #18
Just when you think the orange piggy turd can't be a more major grifter he is breaking all records ! kimbutgar 19 hrs ago #19
"Vietnam" is a word that carries so much power it is difficult to hear it and not feel it. It is a place and a time too twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #20
How disrespectful. LoisB 19 hrs ago #21
From what I have heard about humidity in Vietnam, The Madcap 19 hrs ago #22
Disgusting, absolutely disgusting. Fla Dem 18 hrs ago #24
As with the American civil war, the side that lost the war won the peace. Marcuse 15 hrs ago #25
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! sakabatou 15 hrs ago #26
It's grotesque. So very trumpish. 2MuchNoise 15 hrs ago #28
I would have thought True Dough 15 hrs ago #27
Obviously they like bone spurs more than their own their dead relatives. BigmanPigman 13 hrs ago #31
Really stillspkg 14 hrs ago #29
Holy fucking shit why doesn't he just fucking die? Orrex 13 hrs ago #30
To the Vietnamese-Americans who voted for the payaso because of party tradition, SouthBayDem 12 hrs ago #32
It's seen as a key between Vietnam and the fucking man child in the White House. Initech 12 hrs ago #33
Disgusting. electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #34
I see banshees and ravens pulling out his tortured soul and rending & tearing at it for all eternity. NBachers 12 hrs ago #35
he's a fucking monster! orleans 11 hrs ago #36
Sacrilege!!! joshdawg 8 hrs ago #37
The worst assignment The Wizard 5 hrs ago #38
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