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  • Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    14 days ago

    I just don’t get it. Immigrants, women, people of color, why do you support trump?

    You’re not on their team, like you never will be. Republicans HATE YOU. They prove it over and over again.

    Are you a farmer that hires immigrants and illegals AND voted for trump? Have fun tending the fields by your self.

    These people are mad at the system and that’s fine. But burning it down hurts you more than it helps.

    • Oneser@lemm.eeEnglish
      17·
      14 days ago

      Because the Republicans played the populist game better. This is not the first or last time people will willingly vote their own downfall into power.

  • huppakee@lemm.eeEnglish
    8·
    14 days ago

    Someone in the news because they did something stupid ≠ satire, this should be on !leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world or a political/ news community.

    Edit: downvoted this one and crossposted to there, hate me if you want.

  • don@lemm.eeEnglish
    8·
    14 days ago

    Third and perhaps most striking is Márquez Duany’s attitude toward the president, whose policies pose a direct threat to his safety. Like the vast majority of Cubans living in the U.S., he fully supports Trump.

    “If I could vote, I would have voted for Trump,” he says. “He’s the strongest president when it comes to Cuba.”

    Márquez Duany’s journey from resistance icon to deportation case began in February 2021, when he and other artists released “Patria y Vida.” The song, featuring rappers and musicians both on and off the island, denounced repression in Cuba and called for change. Two of its creators, Maykel Osorbo and Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, are currently in prison in Cuba for their participation in the project and other protests. Meanwhile, the song’s banned status on the island only amplified its power: It became the de facto anthem of the unprecedented protests during the summer of 2021.

    By then, Márquez Duany had already been under house arrest for months, kept from participating in the demonstrations by guards posted outside his home. When the Latin Grammy Awards sent him an invitation a few months later, Márquez Duany knew it was likely his only chance to escape. As is customary, a Cuban government official escorted him to the airport.

    “What we want is for you to leave,” he says the official told him. “Go, but don’t come back because you’re not welcome here.”