Current Affairs The 2020 United States Presidential Election

Status
Not open for further replies.
Yep Ireland is perfect. Just don’t fall behind on the mortgage or you will have a bunch of ex loyalist bailiffs physically removing you from your home, while the Garda look on in behalf of the banking institution.

Harks back to the 1800s when the “landlords” were evicting families from their land and tearing their bungalows down. I see the tax everytime I look at my paycheck and it is amazing how many people inIreland (myself included) still feel the need to leave the Emerald Isle and head here or to Australia for a chance to make a decent wage. All a matter of perspective. The healthcare system here is not great though and tough for working people who dont qualify for Medicaid and pay for private insurance. However you can get an appointment to see a specialist very quickly which is important in this day and age.
There are a lot issues with the healthcare system here (US), but as you mention the ability to see a specialist quickly is a benefit of the system. My Canadian in-laws are quite envious of this perk as they regularly wait months to have an MRI, see a specialist. My father-in-law in particular has really suffered from the wait times
 
Yes, that's obviously true, but it is the much larger swing toward Trump among non-Cuban Latinos that should be concerning, especially if it holds true elsewhere.

It really will not take many Latinos and African-Americans either shifting their votes or staying home (which polls don't detect) to tip the balance. Democrats have taken both for granted for decades, at their peril.
The latino vote is really not as easy as they put it. They are not one large group who vote together and by popular opinions.

Latin americans depending on where they live and their situation vote how most should really vote. For the person they think is in their best interest.

See the problem is many sees latin and they think Mexican because anger is directed at them. The biggest issue seemingly is with them. But many central Americans take different views from their neighbors. Many of my friends are latin american as are work colleagues.

As many of them who they will vote for and you will get a mix. With various different reasons

For example some don't like the way Trump handled immigration and the way he talks about them.

Others like him because of his harsh treatment of undocumented simply because it was super tough for them to get a visa.

I bet latins in Texas or New Mexico have various other issues too likewise the Cubans who have traditionally voted Republican.

The problem is many of these articles and experts dont ever talk to them as single people or as those from different nations with different ideals. They talk to them as a group and refer to them as the latin vote.

It's not as distinguishing as the black vote or withe vote based on age or location.

I am not defending their lack of effort but I could see why it's a difficult idea to get across and appeal to the majority of them.
 
The latino vote is really not as easy as they put it. They are not one large group who vote together and by popular opinions.

Latin americans depending on where they live and their situation vote how most should really vote. For the person they think is in their best interest.

See the problem is many sees latin and they think Mexican because anger is directed at them. The biggest issue seemingly is with them. But many central Americans take different views from their neighbors. Many of my friends are latin american as are work colleagues.

As many of them who they will vote for and you will get a mix. With various different reasons

For example some don't like the way Trump handled immigration and the way he talks about them.

Others like him because of his harsh treatment of undocumented simply because it was super tough for them to get a visa.

I bet latins in Texas or New Mexico have various other issues too likewise the Cubans who have traditionally voted Republican.

The problem is many of these articles and experts dont ever talk to them as single people or as those from different nations with different ideals. They talk to them as a group and refer to them as the latin vote.

It's not as distinguishing as the black vote or withe vote based on age or location.

I am not defending their lack of effort but I could see why it's a difficult idea to get across and appeal to the majority of them.
The vast majority of the articles printed and TV appearances about "not paying attention to the Latino vote!" are made by consultants who are paid loads of money to court the vote - and are not getting paid this time around. At least not yet. Also, there wasn't huge expenditure on the Latino vote in the 2018 midterms - and they turned out.

I looked at Worldometer a moment ago. As of now, reporting of the number of COVID-19 related deaths today in Florida is 378, which is assuredly going to be disproportionately Latinos, and that number (378) is more than is being reported today from ALL of Europe (333). Socialism didn't kill all of those Floridians. A virus did. And the POTUS did precious little to protect those Floridians.

He's said it again, he wants to be the country's cheerleader. [Poor language removed] that. He is supposed to be the quarterback. On the field. In the game. Leading. Instead, he's doing what he always does, chase tail and claim credit for any win.
 
There are a lot issues with the healthcare system here (US), but as you mention the ability to see a specialist quickly is a benefit of the system. My Canadian in-laws are quite envious of this perk as they regularly wait months to have an MRI, see a specialist. My father-in-law in particular has really suffered from the wait times

In Europe you can just call up and make an appointment with a specialist the same as any other doctor, you pay the same as well.
 
I’ve been somewhat hesitant to fully describe Trump’s supporters as a cult, because I don’t necessarily think it’s fair to all of them. However, this passage is terrifying. If a woman claiming she will seriously consider killing herself and her children if Biden is elected isn’t cult thinking, then I don’t know what is. Hopefully the author of this article has alerted the relevant authorities for the sake of the children involved.
On a cigarette break outside their small business in Ozaukee County, Tina Arthur and Marcella Frank told me they plan to vote for Trump again because they are deeply alarmed by “the cabal.” They’ve heard “numerous reports” that the COVID-19 tents set up in New York and California were actually for children who had been rescued from underground sex-trafficking tunnels.

Arthur and Frank explained they’re not followers of QAnon. Frank says she spends most of her free time researching child sex trafficking, while Arthur adds that she often finds this information on the Russian-owned search engine Yandex. Frank’s eyes fill with tears as she describes what she’s found: children who are being raped and tortured so that “the cabal” can “extract their blood and drink it.” She says Trump has seized the blood on the black market as part of his fight against the cabal. “I think if Biden wins, the world is over, basically,” adds Arthur. “I would honestly try to leave the country. And if that wasn’t an option, I would probably take my children and sit in the garage and turn my car on and it would be over.”
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Welcome

Join the Everton conversation today.
Fewer ads, full access, completely free.

🛒 Visit Shop

Support Grand Old Team by checking out our latest Everton gear!
Back
Top