r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/EnlightnedRedditor • Jul 25 '24

Country Club Thread How yall feel about this

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Idc too much for politics, just wanna know other peoples opinions on it.

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u/EnlightnedRedditor Jul 25 '24

Agreed. It was kinda shocking to me tho, especially with trump’s ideals. You’d expect most black folks not to like him.

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u/Fragzilla360 ☑️ Jul 25 '24

If we are judging solely by the screen shot you posted, most black folks do.

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u/Hunter-Gatherer_ Jul 25 '24

You know what they meant lol. Sure a majority of black people aren’t voting for him, but the numbers took them by surprise. To see that even 21% of Black people support Trump is alarming, especially considering his take on black people.

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u/frostyaznguy Jul 25 '24

Some of my black friends are pro Trump, and I think it’s because they grew up with mostly white friends and how we all went to a predominantly white college.

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u/Cute-Pomegranate-966 Jul 25 '24

There's a lot of black men where i live that vote for Trump and Republicans here in the south. I know what these white people say behind their backs (since they think i'm just like them) and it's disturbing as fuck. I wish they could know what their "friend" actually thinks of them.

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u/kingcalifornia ☑️ Jul 25 '24

Tell them?

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u/Cute-Pomegranate-966 Jul 25 '24

I have in some cases. why would i keep it to myself? They're dismissive of it.

I also call people out when they talk to me about shit like that and make it clear that what they're telling me is completely fucked up.

the mindset you had in your initial message "snitch" is something you should change about yourself. Motherfuckers like this deserve to be "snitched" on.

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u/kingcalifornia ☑️ Jul 25 '24

That’s why I changed it.

Thanks for your response though.

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u/Cute-Pomegranate-966 Jul 25 '24

Fair point, i respect that.

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u/thejaytheory ☑️ Jul 25 '24

Sadly I'm not surprised.

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u/Hunter-Gatherer_ Jul 25 '24

Do they have mirrors?

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u/Men_I_Trust_I_Am Jul 25 '24

There’s actually a study that showed interracial friend groups influence or reinforce voting patterns. Conservative Black people tended to vote republican within interracial groups regardless of the members political affiliation.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24

Got a link to that study? It sounds goofy.

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u/AlexChick404 ☑️ Jul 26 '24

Doesn’t look like there’s a link coming…

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u/Men_I_Trust_I_Am Jul 26 '24

Could not find the link.

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u/vr1252 ☑️ Jul 25 '24

I feel like growing up around white people made me even more liberal and progressive. I’ve met people like you describe and I’ll just never get it.

I can understand why people tokenize themselves like that but I can not understand how they remain blind to the danger of their actions in this political climate.

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u/DaddyDontTakeNoMess ☑️ Jul 25 '24

That’s what happens. White people (guys in particular) are quick to throw political jabs about a democratic president even in non context situations. If you hear it enough without having an opposed argument, you could be swayed.

I see it happening with my cousin. He won’t vote Republican but I hear him parroting things as a devils advocate sometimes.

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u/sisserou97 Jul 25 '24

A couple of my Black acquaintances are pro-Trump. Not sure if I could truly be friends with someone who was pro-Trump tbh. One of them is very Christian (also another excuse as to why I don’t go to church).

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u/10J18R1A ☑️ Jul 25 '24

A lot of black people are conservative ideologically, but the republican racism keeps them away

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u/debeatup ☑️ Jul 26 '24

Honestly this is probably me - I probably identify as a centrist/moderate but the blatant racism and incessant need to control other people’s lives means I’ve never voted Red in my life.

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u/MajorAcer Jul 25 '24

I dropped a college friend that I had for years for suddenly becoming a trump supporter. He was kind of a shitty friend leading up to that too, but that was the final straw.

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u/bellalugosi Jul 26 '24

It's also weird to me that Christians would be for that man, he's so obviously faking his beliefs for votes.