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I've met different Cuban Americans in my life. Half were racist and half weren't. They tend to look down on other Hispanics like myself (a Mexican american). The Cubans are somewhat racist and are NOT like the rest of the so-called Hispanics. I laugh when the Repugs on this forum always insist that ALL "hispanics" will vote for that rich whiteboy Rubio.
I am Mexican American and support Rubio --- I don't buy into the whole victimized, oppressed minority jive. That's the Democrats way of keeping many Hispanics as their voting base. Cubans experienced oppression by the hands of a iron-fisted communist, and when they come to America they see the conservative base as one of freedom to work hard and earn your keep and not have the government try to redistribute your wealth.
I've met different Cuban Americans in my life. Half were racist and half weren't. They tend to look down on other Hispanics like myself (a Mexican american). The Cubans are somewhat racist and are NOT like the rest of the so-called Hispanics. I laugh when the Repugs on this forum always insist that ALL "hispanics" will vote for that rich whiteboy Rubio.
Seriously? Every Hispanic group "looks down" on other Hispanic groups. The Mexicans have it the worst, I don't know why, but that's how it appears to me. Puerto Ricans and Cubans get along horribly. It has nothing to do with race, it has to do with one culture thinking it's superior over the others. To say that the Cubans are "not like the rest" of the Hispanics is singling them out, which makes you no better than the others who look down on the other groups.
Anyway, I have never seen anybody, RepuBlican or not, say that all Hispanics will vote for Rubio. The Florida Cubans probably will, and many Hispanics across the nation who are conservative will likely vote for him b/c they can identify with him, but the liberals Hispanics won't vote for him period. And your classist racist statement about "that rich whiteboy Rubio" is quite offputting and not even true. Besides which, even if he was rich, he made his own way, his parents were dirt poor were when they came here.
I am Mexican American and support Rubio --- I don't buy into the whole victimized, oppressed minority jive. That's the Democrats way of keeping many Hispanics as their voting base. Cubans experienced oppression by the hands of a iron-fisted communist, and when they come to America they see the conservative base as one of freedom to work hard and earn your keep and not have the government try to redistribute your wealth.
I hate to break it to you, but that income is re-distributed no matter which party is in office. Each party has their base that they redistribute the goodies to. With Dems, it seems to be the "targeted" tax cuts that go to the middle and lower income classes, bypassing many who "work for a living". While the Repubs have across the board tax cuts, they also give $1000 tax credits to ppl with kids, etc and still spend just as much (or more) as any Dem in office. Each redistributes the income to curry favor with their voting base. Voting for the Dems is not "victimized, oppressed minority jive". why do say that? Dems Presidents have appointed many more so-called "minorities" than the Repubs combined. It wasn't until Bush 2 (for Repubs) that a good number of "minorities" were appointed to cabinet level positions. Bush 2 was admirable in that respect.
I hate to break it to you, but that income is re-distributed no matter which party is in office. Each party has their base that they redistribute the goodies to. With Dems, it seems to be the "targeted" tax cuts that go to the middle and lower income classes, bypassing many who "work for a living". While the Repubs have across the board tax cuts, they also give $1000 tax credits to ppl with kids, etc and still spend just as much (or more) as any Dem in office. Each redistributes the income to curry favor with their voting base. Voting for the Dems is not "victimized, oppressed minority jive". why do say that? Dems Presidents have appointed many more so-called "minorities" than the Repubs combined. It wasn't until Bush 2 (for Repubs) that a good number of "minorities" were appointed to cabinet level positions. Bush 2 was admirable in that respect.
I live in a very left-leaning state, and I see the results of what a stronghold Democrat party can do. Taxes are levied on almost everything in order to pay for people, a majority of whom, just refuse to flat out work. I support paying for those who are disabled, but I have no reason to want to spend money on people who are able bodied and capable of working. I am going for a graduate level degree, and am currently going through a lifetime of stress only to see the financial results of my hardwork will be taken away by our ever-increasing income tax.
With results to minorities, I find the Democrat party has it wrong. They will appoint a minority just for the point of appointing a minority, as if saying "Look, we are giving an oppressed individual a spot! Vote for us!" I don't buy that. I honor and respect those who work hard through oppressive situations in order to get where they are today. They should re-consider their political affiliation because they did not get where they were because they were victims, but because they worked hard and brushed off negative stereotypes and media-infused "victim mentality".
I hope that you do not simply overlook my statements and brush them off because they are different from yours - I'm just saying that conservative ideals reward the individual and doesn't make you a victim for being Hispanic.
First off Cuba in Communist, not Socialist, but Cuban-Americans tend to lean Republican, although not as strongly as they use to. Chinese Americans on the other hand tend to lean Democratic and generally at a stronger clip than Cubans are Republican.
No. They vote Repub because they are white wanna-bes and came from the richer sratum of Cuban life. these were the folks who looked down on black Cubans and continue to carry on in this country just like they did in Batista's Cuba. They will bore you to death with their sob stories about how poor that they were when they came to this country. But they still had their education, their whiteness and help from an all too willing US Gov't willing to give them assistance ( a Democratic administration I might add). Once they took all of the handouts, they thanked the Dems by turning into Repugs. No different than the Vietnamese after them.
Why are you making it partisan? I was the first one to call it out and say that Cuba is not socialist and I'm conservative....
The title of the thread screams "partisan". But then, your definition of being partisan is to understand the meaning of words being tossed around?
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Besides which, even if he was rich, he made his own way, his parents were dirt poor were when they came here.
I was the first one to call it out and say that Cuba is not socialist and I'm conservative.... 
