• OfficialBenGarrison [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    That's why I will always LOL at any bluecheck that hates Bernie but dreams of a blue, gentrified Texas. Bernie was their best shot at that happening.

    • He polled very well with Latinos.
    • He raised interest in NON-VOTERS. We're not gonna win over hogs. We likely will win over a few, but non-voters are the better market here.
    • Didn't start cheesily pandering to Latinos during election season by breaking out into Spanish.

    I'm not saying to go stupidpol here. In fact, I think that prioritizing labor will lead to the de-hogging of many.

    • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      100% this. The emphasis on labor will have a huge impact on a lot of lives in the Latin communities because spoiler alert: They're the fucking labor.

      Also like every Mexican or Mexican-descent individual I've ever worked with has told me they find it really pandering (not offensive, just total WTF kinda reaction) when white politicians bust out the Spanish for points. Older millenial 2nd Gen Mexicans grew up in houses where the parents didn't teach them Spanish because they wanted them to assimilate to English which compounds the awkward factor for them in particular.