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Punches · 46-50, F
I do not particularly care for him.
One thing people cite is how he is against diversity. I do not think he wants to get rid of it, I just think having America's nose rubbed in it at every opportunity just got to be too much.
I mean do we really need to have entire sections of stores and websites devoted to BLM, Pride, and every other group? Do we really need miles of downtown blocked off EVERY summer weekend because of yet another cultural event?
It just becomes a nuisance.
Maybe, just maybe, trump isn't trying to eliminate groups, but just wants them to tone it down.
Normally on cinco de mayo, the neighbors at the end of the block have a real loud party for twelve hours straight. 2 or 3 in the afternoon til 2 or 3 in the morning. THIS year it was dead quiet. If I HAD to say something good about trump, well...
One thing people cite is how he is against diversity. I do not think he wants to get rid of it, I just think having America's nose rubbed in it at every opportunity just got to be too much.
I mean do we really need to have entire sections of stores and websites devoted to BLM, Pride, and every other group? Do we really need miles of downtown blocked off EVERY summer weekend because of yet another cultural event?
It just becomes a nuisance.
Maybe, just maybe, trump isn't trying to eliminate groups, but just wants them to tone it down.
Normally on cinco de mayo, the neighbors at the end of the block have a real loud party for twelve hours straight. 2 or 3 in the afternoon til 2 or 3 in the morning. THIS year it was dead quiet. If I HAD to say something good about trump, well...
basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
@Punches how come most of the people getting deported happen to be brown and black? There are illegal white Canadians. They're not being sent to a glorified concentration camp in El Salvador.
Black people and LGBT people have a history of state repression and violence against them. I think that's very valid reason to protest. Police brutality is still an issue and LGBT rights are rapidly being scaled away.
People have a right in constitutional republics/representative democracy to freedom of association and assembly.
Do you complain about St Patrick's Day parades? Do you complain about German cultural festivals in Wisconsin? Do you complain about Holocaust Rememberance events?
As to Cinco de Mayo - most Mexicans dont even celebrate it. It's mostly Americans regardless of ancestry that observe it.
But now Latinos should be afraid to embrace their roots and that's a good thing?
Black people and LGBT people have a history of state repression and violence against them. I think that's very valid reason to protest. Police brutality is still an issue and LGBT rights are rapidly being scaled away.
People have a right in constitutional republics/representative democracy to freedom of association and assembly.
Do you complain about St Patrick's Day parades? Do you complain about German cultural festivals in Wisconsin? Do you complain about Holocaust Rememberance events?
As to Cinco de Mayo - most Mexicans dont even celebrate it. It's mostly Americans regardless of ancestry that observe it.
But now Latinos should be afraid to embrace their roots and that's a good thing?
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basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
@Punches but surely it's people's right "prance along with purple hair a rainbow painted face" in a democracy that emshrines liberty and the right of free expression? These values go back to the Enlightenment Era and the Renaissance.
Again - freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of assembly.
As to loudness - if they are violating residential noise limits, perhaps complain to the relevant department?
I'm sure not all Latinos are partying loudly outside of normal hours. We aren't a monolith. We don't hold secret meetings where we come up with elaborate schemes to annoy white people. We have jobs to do.
Again - freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of assembly.
As to loudness - if they are violating residential noise limits, perhaps complain to the relevant department?
I'm sure not all Latinos are partying loudly outside of normal hours. We aren't a monolith. We don't hold secret meetings where we come up with elaborate schemes to annoy white people. We have jobs to do.