Latinos Go Conservative

Pajamas Media ^ | October 23, 2010 | Chris Salcedo

[rdb3]

You know, Kaslin, threads like this always go in the same direction.

Runaway Slave

Apostle Claver tells the world how the real party of racism is the Democrats

[Luke21]

“Anyone who thinks Latinos vote conservative is delusional. Historically Latinos vote 60-85% LIBERAL. The new generation of invaders and looters vote almost 100% liberal - they do not want the freebies cut off.
The conservative voting Latino is a myth. There are a few exceptions but not significant enough to chase.”

I’m with you. I live in Arizona and don’t know any Latinos who aren’t fanatical Democrats. They are as in love with Obama as the blacks are.

[hinckley buzzard]

The last Mexican civil war was 1911-1914. How many Mexican-Americans do you think remember that? What they remember is that the leftist PRI ruled for a couple of generations and the economy was stagnant for whole lifetimes and no progress was made for sixty years under the heavy hand of Obama-type government.

Many of them at least just might be ready to listen.

[hinckley buzzard]

Writing off the Latino vote shows a complete lack of understanding of American demographics.

[Post Toasties]

Over and over and over again I have said that the Republicans must go after the Hispanic vote and the African-American vote very very aggressively. ... these people are not sheep, these people are not slaves.

I'll concede wrt Hispanics although they heavily tilt Left, but 90%+ AA approval of Zero and his disastrous administration says they *are* slaves, even if the shackles are between their ears.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

My whole point is that where people come from and their background has a lot to do with why they come here, how they come here and what they do when they get here. You cannot generalize about the Latino population because it is very diverse. You are seeing one facet of the Lation population, I see another.

[ripley]

It’s absolutely hillarious to listen to some political idealogue say the word “latinos” in heavily accented Spanish, while speaking English, then reverting back to English in an instant. It’s done with a certain pretentious flair that connotes brilliance as if one is above the surrounding society.

It’s like listening to someone describe his American citizenship in hyphenated form, or someone else describing another’s citizenship in that way.

It all has a tinge of obnoxious political elitism.

The question is, if you’re hyphenated, why don’t you go back to your hyphen?

Just asking.

IMHO

[kabar]

Don't believe it. And since when is 55% for the Dems a good thing? The reality is that Hispanics vote Dem and they are the fastest growing portion of the population.

Reps are deluded if they think that they can gain any where near the majority of the Hispanic vote.

[kabar]

Hispanics have a 50% out of wedlock birthrate and more than a 50% school dropout rate. They are not conservative.

Hispanic Family Values? Runaway illegitimacy is creating a new U.S. underclass.

[kabar]

The Republicans’ Hispanic Delusion

[lawley]

Not sure what the practical view is when parsing out that some political ideologue phonetically pronounces the word “latinos” (while in the context of speaking in English)----anymore than I'd be concerned that an American food critic chooses to read out a menu item as or-‘dərv (hors d'oeuvre), while conversing in English. But, more to your last comment, “…if you’re hyphenated, why don’t you go back to your hyphen” At first blush, the question is rhetorical, particularly when talking about Americans of Mexican descent---those born here---and commonly referred to as Mexican-Americans. All or part of present day states of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Texas were MEXICO, until the Mexican-American War of 1848, when huge numbers of Mexicans crossed battle lines to fight on the side of the U.S. The result is that Mexico lost over 67% of its national territory (when you include Texas). The idea of complete assimilation taking place would’ve had to have been a "reverse type" of such, in that there exist deeply rooted Mexican traditions, customs, & values already firmly in place (largely in the mentioned states). Hence, the heavy concentration of Mexican-Americans along our southwestern states. The United States is a beautiful blend of diversity, which directly includes the Mexican culture. So, when an American barks to another American (of Mexican descent), "Go back to your country!" One has to simply laugh, because the angered individual has only managed to reveal a fair amount of lack in knowledge---about the bona fide rich history of their own country, the United States. BTW, all my hispanic friends & colleagues prefer being called what they are: AMERICAN.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

The last revolution traumatized the heck out of the Mexicans, and the Indians living in Mexico. After the internal deportation of the Yaquis to southern Mexico, where they lived as slaves, they were only allowed to return home in the 1940s.

It doesn’t help matters either that they have a revolution in 1810, and one in 1910, now that it is 2010. And Mexico is up to its eyebrows in potential nightmares.

Of course, leading the list is the cartel wars.

Meanwhile, just today in southern Mexico, there was a major assassination:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/10/24/20101024mexico-indianleader1024.html

Add to that, the growing Santa Muerte cult, a throwback to Aztec religion, with as many as 2m followers. This one is scary, as they could become worse than the Indian Thuggee overnight. All they need is a charismatic leader, and there could be a whole lot of homicide going on.

In their last presidential election, the losing socialist called on his followers to shut down Mexico City, and they collectively refused, because they were so averse to its revolutionary overtones.

[mad_as_he$$]

Yup, follow the 80% that vote Dem in mass.

[mad_as_he$$]

Agreed. I just do not see enough to make it worth chasing.

[Amerikan_Samurai]

On a positive note, congratulations to Cain Velasquez the new heavyweight UFC champion, I know latinos are proud. And I myself am glad he shut up that loudmouth Lesnar.

[ripley]

It was written phonetically in order to illustrate the Spanish language affectation of those who feel sympathy for the objectives of La Raza.

Mexicans and Americans fought side by side for freedom from Mexico and for the TExas republic. It is a part of American culture to associate with whom one chooses, to embrace whatever culture one chooses, all in the context of American citizenship and assimilation.

There are those who have assimilated into America while retaining Mexican roots without wanting to renounce American citizenship and returning the entire southwest to Mexico.

The aims of La Raza are not the same as those with Mexican heritage who would not even think of becoming Mexican and fighting to give the southwest United States back to Mexico.

So, to those who want the entire southwest to be returned to Mexico, go back to your hyphen, whether it be to Mexico, Europe, or whatever.

[ansel12]

Texas was already Texas in 1848, so you can remove that from your total, they had already defeated Mexico’s army, and won their independence.

Also, there were very few Mexicans in the regions. The Mexicans that you see here today are newcomers, not descendants.

This is an invasion by refugees fleeing the Mexican hell hole, to escape to the dream land.