English:
I visited my parents' house this weekend. And as always, me and my dad's conversation turned to politics which obviously led to a discussion of Trump. My dad mentioned how when Trump visited Scotland, the Donald said Brexit was a positive development because with the British pound losing value, tourists would get more for their money in the UK. My dad's reaction, to paraphrase, was to say that statement alone tells you the kind of idiot Trump is. My dad says he remembers back in the seventies, when Mexico's president Echeverria said something similar to what Trump said. Echeverria said the devaluation of Mexico's peso would result in a better economy because Mexicans would be able to sell more to foreigners. What happened next was one of the worst recessions in Mexico's history, one from which Mexico has never fully recovered.
Spanish:
Visite la casa de mis Padres este fin de semana. Y como siempre, mi conversacion con mi Pa fue sobre politica y obviamente sobre Trump. My pa menciono que cuando Trump visito Escocia, el Donald dijo que Brexit fue algo positivo porque el hecho que la moneda Britanica perdiera valor, quiere decir que los turistas obtendran mas por su dinero en el Reino Unido. Dijo mi Pa: "eso te dice la clase de pendejo que es el Trump".
Mi pa dice que el recuerda en los setentas cuando el presidente de Mexico, Echeverria, dijo algo similar a Trump. Echeverria dijo que la devaluacion del peso Mexicano resultaria en una mejor economia porque los Mexicanos fueran a poder vender mas a extranjeros. Lo que sucedio despues, fue una de las peores eras de crisis economica en Mexico, una crisis de la que Mexico nunca se recupero.
Opinions about Politics & more from a Latino-American who is not-so-young-anymore
Monday, June 27, 2016
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Trump
Spanish:
Muchas personas piensan que Donald Trump no va a ganar las elecciones. Porque el voto de la clase trabajadora blanca esta en un porcentaje mas bajo de lo que fue años atras.
Espero que asi sea, pero esta es una eleccion impredecible, lo que sucedio ayer en Europa (la salida de Inglaterra de la Union Europea) me preocupo.
Tengo un amigo Mexicano (al igual que yo, el es ciudadano Estado-Unidense naturalizado) que me menciono que el votaria por Trump: su logica? "Trump va a crear trabajos para todos, seas Latino o no". Yo le pregunte a mi amigo: "Y eso que dijo Trump, de que los Mexicanos que venimos aqui somos violadores, que no te importa?".
Ya ni me acuerdo que me respondio mi amigo (estabamos platicando varias personas en un restaurante y todos tomando) pero mi punto es: asi como el, cuantos Latinos mas habra?
Como mencione antes, la salida de Inglaterra de la Union Europea me preocupo. La xenofobia mesclada con la desigualdad economica puede dar resultados toxicos. Y Trump parece generar energia entre sus seguidores.
Del lado Democrata no se ve energia (Yo vote por Bernie, a lo mejor por eso no tengo parcialidad), pero no veo a la gente energizada para ir a votar por Hillary: espero estar equivocado. Pero si los Latinos no quieren ver a un demagogo anti-immigrante como su proximo presidente, se deben de empezar a movilizar hoy mismo, y convencer a sus amigos y familiares a votar en contra de Trump.
English:
Because the white working-class vote will be a smaller percentage of what it was in previous years, many people think Donald Trump will not win the election.
I hope so, but this is an unpredictable election, and what happened yesterday in Europe (England exiting the EU) worries me.
I have a Mexican friend (like me, he's now a naturalized US citizen) who mentioned he might be voting for Trump: his logic? "Trump will create jobs for all of us, whether you're Latino or not".
So I asked my friend: "So Trump called Mexicans who immigrated to the US like us, rapists, do you not care about that?"
I don't even remember what my friend's answer was (we were at a restaurant with a group of people, everybody drinking) but my point is: how many more Latinos like my friend are out there?
As I mentioned before, England exiting the European Union worries me. Xenophobia mixed with economic inequality can create toxic results. And Trump seems to be generating passion among his supporters.
From the Democrat side, I don't see the same energy (I voted for Bernie, so I might be biased). But I don't see the same passion among Hillary supporters: I hope I'm wrong. But if Latinos don't want an
anti-immigrant demagogue as their next president, they need to start mobilizing and convincing their friends and family to vote against Trump.
Muchas personas piensan que Donald Trump no va a ganar las elecciones. Porque el voto de la clase trabajadora blanca esta en un porcentaje mas bajo de lo que fue años atras.
Espero que asi sea, pero esta es una eleccion impredecible, lo que sucedio ayer en Europa (la salida de Inglaterra de la Union Europea) me preocupo.
Tengo un amigo Mexicano (al igual que yo, el es ciudadano Estado-Unidense naturalizado) que me menciono que el votaria por Trump: su logica? "Trump va a crear trabajos para todos, seas Latino o no". Yo le pregunte a mi amigo: "Y eso que dijo Trump, de que los Mexicanos que venimos aqui somos violadores, que no te importa?".
Ya ni me acuerdo que me respondio mi amigo (estabamos platicando varias personas en un restaurante y todos tomando) pero mi punto es: asi como el, cuantos Latinos mas habra?
Como mencione antes, la salida de Inglaterra de la Union Europea me preocupo. La xenofobia mesclada con la desigualdad economica puede dar resultados toxicos. Y Trump parece generar energia entre sus seguidores.
Del lado Democrata no se ve energia (Yo vote por Bernie, a lo mejor por eso no tengo parcialidad), pero no veo a la gente energizada para ir a votar por Hillary: espero estar equivocado. Pero si los Latinos no quieren ver a un demagogo anti-immigrante como su proximo presidente, se deben de empezar a movilizar hoy mismo, y convencer a sus amigos y familiares a votar en contra de Trump.
English:
Because the white working-class vote will be a smaller percentage of what it was in previous years, many people think Donald Trump will not win the election.
I hope so, but this is an unpredictable election, and what happened yesterday in Europe (England exiting the EU) worries me.
I have a Mexican friend (like me, he's now a naturalized US citizen) who mentioned he might be voting for Trump: his logic? "Trump will create jobs for all of us, whether you're Latino or not".
So I asked my friend: "So Trump called Mexicans who immigrated to the US like us, rapists, do you not care about that?"
I don't even remember what my friend's answer was (we were at a restaurant with a group of people, everybody drinking) but my point is: how many more Latinos like my friend are out there?
As I mentioned before, England exiting the European Union worries me. Xenophobia mixed with economic inequality can create toxic results. And Trump seems to be generating passion among his supporters.
From the Democrat side, I don't see the same energy (I voted for Bernie, so I might be biased). But I don't see the same passion among Hillary supporters: I hope I'm wrong. But if Latinos don't want an
anti-immigrant demagogue as their next president, they need to start mobilizing and convincing their friends and family to vote against Trump.
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