i can imagine the protests scared a bunch of rubes.
If ur in a poor community i can imagine "becoming a cop" might be a solution to you, i mean i hear that reason a lot from minority law enforcement.
Also like, between warehouse worker, fast food, cable guy, construction, maybe COP might be more respectable and "worth" doing iunno
It has to do with Democrats not being a better choice, and Trump not being a worse choice. That's pretty hard for a lot of people to swallow because of Republican racism. I trust marginalized groups know what they want, and know how to make a choice for themselves. Instead of working from the assumption that the racism of Republicans is a dealbreaker for every minority group, we must realize that it's not. That seems like a scary thing to realize because it sounds like it's an excuse to be racist. It's not. It's just that there are limits to identity politics. I'm not a stupidpol person, I think idpol is necessary to not become racists. Trump made some inroads with marginalized groups, and that's worth noting. It does mean that for them, all his racism wasn't really a deal breaker. Or at least the cozy woke idpol of Democrats wasn't enough to pull them the other way. I don't think this is a reason to re-write all political analysis. The votes for Dems vs Rep does still very clearly correlate to race and gender. It's just that Trump did slightly better this year than he did in 2016. It's something to note and keep an eye on. I think what it tells us is something obvious, there needs to be a better economic opposition to Republicans. I don't think it's any more complicated than that.
Well, like why wouldnt you just not vote if Biden wasnt a better option? Apathy makes more sense to me.
Why minorities voted for Trump could of been a class thing because ppl shouting ACAB probably made you feel scared for your family if they happened to belong to COPS. Trump is pro-cop, Biden isnt convincing pro cop enough.
I making assumptions here... but...
If you're told that its irresponsible to abstain from voting, or voting for a third party candidate that actually supports things you agree with and there is pressure to "vote" then you're going to find a reason to justify voting, even when both big party candidates are garbage.
For the last 20 years, I've been listening to liberals and conservatives talk to their respective communities about the importance of "voting blue/red no matter who." So minorities who are also culturally conservative could just hold their nose and vote for their team.
Shit, that's pretty much how I've voted for the majority of my adult life. "Any blue will do" and "don't vote your conscience if its for a third party candidate because its a wasted vote" and "not voting at all is voting for the other, badder candidate" and "harm reduction." I don't live in a major city, so with rare exceptions over the years, the little town of barely over 2k people has really short lines for voting.