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In reply to the discussion: Latino men just didn't want a woman president [View all]ReadItnWeep
(52 posts)I know that the "machismo" attitude is indeed a thing in Latin cultures, but I also know that many families who survive due to a single Latina mom, (or even those who are 2 parent households) can see with their eyes, and know in their heart, that women are the strength that holds families together. Same with black women.
And the boys that are raised by such women know this. They are not resentful. They are not culturally "programmed" to disbelieve it.
The unusually high number of Latin men that voted for Trump in this election is simply because disinformation ads were micro targeted at different groups better than the Russian disinformation that was widespread in 2016. Elon's money helped a lot in this regard. I'm guessing some of the other big right wing PACs put a lot of effort in those type of ads as well. Those are areas that people here wouldn't even be very aware of, because we weren't part of the intended group that they believed could be swayed.