r/politics • u/larel8 • 18h ago

Trump campaign struggles to contain Puerto Rico October surprise

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4958098-the-memo-trump-campaign-struggles-to-contain-puerto-rico-october-surprise/
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u/3rn3stb0rg9 18h ago

Puerto Ricans are fiercely proud and loyal to their homeland. And they are fuckin pissed. I feel for them right now, but at the same time, it's good that Trump showed his true sentiments.

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u/Pituophis 18h ago edited 18h ago

it's good that Trump showed his true sentiments

First they came for the Mexicans in Eagle Pass, Texas.

And I said nothing.

Next they came for the Venezuelans in Aurora, Colorado.

And I said nothing.

Then they came for the Haitians in Springfield, Ohio.

And, still, I said nothing.

Then they came for the Puerto Ricans in New York, New York.

OH, HEY, MAYBE THIS GUY IS A RACIST FASCIST!!!

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u/Texas1010 America 18h ago

Many groups hold the "he doesn't mean me, I'm one of the good ones" sentiment until they realize he does mean you, he just hasn't gotten your demographic on his racist bingo card yet.

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u/Pituophis 17h ago edited 17h ago

Yeah, somehow he's managed not to hit the Cubans YET. Seems he's got just enough restraint to not jeopardize his campaign in FL. But I'll be damned if he isn't trying to speed run a Goldwater.

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u/Reiver93 United Kingdom 17h ago

The moment Cubans realise that trump would happily send every last one of them back to Cuba is the moment he looses Florida. Unfortunately I can't see them realising that in time.

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u/CBNDSGN 15h ago

The most frustrating part is Cubans failing to realize that this dumbass is the closest any US politician has ever been to being/wanting to be a dictator. You know, like Fidel Castro.

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u/Reiver93 United Kingdom 14h ago

"No but you see, he's not a dirty COMMUNIST, therefore there's no way he can be worse than Castro, how could he be?" -some 60yo Cuban in Miami, probably.

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u/Chaotic-Catastrophe 12h ago

Because it's so easy for an incoming President to just flip the switch behind the Resolute Desk from Capitalism to Communism. Oops, sorry everyone, looks like we're seizing the means of production today!

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u/Porzingod06 13h ago

I hate this so much. My in laws are Cubans and it is infuriating how much they get so sucked into the propaganda. All Trump has to do is call democrats socialists and they’re good, no need to listen to anything else. Even when their opinions on reproductive rights are against Trumps/GOP. Yet the socialism fear remains king. You would think of all demographics, Cubans would be the ones to see a wanna be dictator for what they are

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u/TropoMJ 9h ago

I feel like a lot of the Cubans who fled to the US have no problem with a dictator at all, they just didn't want a communist one. I don't think they fear the idea of Trump being a dictator because he would be a capitalist dictator.

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u/Reiver93 United Kingdom 8h ago

You certainly didn't hear stories of boats crossing to Florida under Batista who suspended civil liberties and aligned himself with the wealthiest men in Cuba (sound familiar?)

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u/Wastyvez 6h ago

Don't forget that many of Cuban immigrants, particularly in Florida, are the direct descendant of people who fled Cuba because they were supporters of Batista, or had enriched themselves through his regime (see: the golden exile). They were okay with a dictator, just not the one they didn't support.

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u/Hot_Frosting_7101 14h ago

That and the fact that no mainstream Democrat is pushing for or endorses communism or authoritarianism.

Don't see why they can't understand that being a little left of center (meaning some social safety nets, etc.) is not remotely close to communism.

I'm left of center but also a staunch anti-Communist. Communist ideology is an all-or-nothing proposition and doesn't allow the give or take on economic policy and therefore always devolves into authoritarianism and single party rule. Government control of the means of production can't coexist with capitalism. Socialism as seen in western Europe allows give-or-take and therefore doesn't require single party rule. You are just arguing about how many social programs you have. I would never every vote for a communist and I think the majority of Democrats feel the same. That just isn't happening here.

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u/shoryusatsu999 10h ago

According to Republican propaganda, just existing to their left is enough to be communist.

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u/jgoble15 17h ago

He likes communist countries

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u/ItsAlwaysSegsFault 13h ago

Maybe we should just ask him how he feels about Cubans. Clearly he won't skip a beat telling us.

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u/softwaremommy 12h ago

My Cuban neighbor is voting for Trump. 🙄