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The media never captures how voters are exactly this fickle. My Asian mom voted for Trump both times but shared Michelle Obama's speeches to all her friends and said she wished Michelle ran. (hexbear.net)

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[–] yoink@hexbear.net 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)

my mum is sort of this way - she's Singaporean and has been very Conservative Catholic my entire life, but I remember she pulled me aside a few years ago talking about how Australia needed to be like China because 'under their Authoritarian regime, things actually get done and they can plan for the future properly'

[–] TemutheeChallahmet@hexbear.net 22 points 11 months ago

Yeah my mom undulates between hating the CCP and lamenting how shitty the US is about maternity leave and guns