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To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (760814)	4/7/2022 5:40:06 PM
From: Neeka	5 Recommendations Recommended By D. Long locogringo relewis scrooge Tom Clarke Respond to of 793845

With the defeat of Donald Trump in 2020 we were supposed to go back to the "happy clappy days of the Obama era." What happened to that? We The People said "No Thanks!" This is just the beginning. Arizona Governor Signs Bills Restricting Girls’ Sports to Females, Banning Abortions after 15 Weeks news.yahoo.com dailymail.co.uk Oklahoma becomes 13th state to bar male-born athletes from female sports as governor signs ban Republican's signature follows vetoes by GOP governors in Indiana, Utah washingtontimes.com Opinion: Republicans have a reimagined view of state power — one without constraint washingtonpost.com Kansas Senate passes bill banning transgender athletes in women's sports kshb.com Here's what to know about the Kentucky legislature's passage of the transgender sports ban cincinnati.com Utah legislature votes to override Gov. Cox's veto of transgender sports ban foxnews.com Idaho prepares to ban most abortions in the state as governor signs Texas-style law kios.org Carrying handguns without permits nears passage in Georgia statesboroherald.com Alabama House committee approves bill banning 'divisive concepts' in history teaching montgomeryadvertiser.com Gov. DeSantis Signs Florida Parental Rights in Education Bill into Law humanevents.com

To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (760814)	4/8/2022 8:05:38 AM
From: carranza2	12 Recommendations Recommended By AJ Muckenfus Alan Smithee D. Long greenspirit Joe Btfsplk and 7 more members Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793845

I have a very liberal friend I like very much. He is extremely gregarious, will talk to anyone. A couple of years ago, we were having drinks in the French Quarter when a group of young Hispanic ladies came in. He decided to talk to them, thinking that he’d charm them. They turned out to be nurses from South Texas attending a convention. My friend decided that he’d use his liberal politics as a talking point. Big mistake. They turned on him. The leader, a short little firecracker from McAllen, got into his face, sticking her finger in the bottom of his chest, telling him that “you think we’re liberals just because we’re women and we’re Hispanic. Well, you’re wrong!!” She then went into a rant about all the failed liberal policies, etc. My friend didn’t have a chance. It was a beautiful thing. I still remind him of the incident when he starts political talk. I’m not at all surprised that Hispanic women are increasingly conservative. In my view, this is a function of family values, which run very deep in intact Hispanic families. Liberal policies are anathema to these values, so these women rebel and fight. The article gets it. I would point out that this political dynamic might not work too well in the mega cities like Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, etc. as the values these Hispanic women carry get diluted in these atomized places, where a sense of community doesn’t really exist.

To: THE WATSONYOUTH who wrote (760814)	4/8/2022 8:24:20 AM
From: carranza2	4 Recommendations Recommended By Arran Yuan lightshipsailor skinowski Tom Clarke Respond to of 793845

Hispanic women are much more invested in traditional values than Hispanic men, don’t ask me why. It’s a mystery to me. The article you cited has a series of quotes that explains Hispanic women’s turn to the right beautifully: <<< “I was born in Mexico, raised with strong conservatives values. I love my traditions, love my culture, love my roots and I think that we should never forget that,” Flores said. “Our values in the Hispanic community are just beautiful and I just want to make sure that our values don’t die and I just feel that … the Democratic party is … fighting against those values.” “It’s the breaking of the family that is so important and dear for us Latinos and we came here, not only to have a better life but to have a better life for our children,” Carmen Maria Montiel, who is running to represent Texas’ 18th Congressional District in Houston, told the DCNF. “The way that things are going, that’s not going to happen. We’re becoming more and more like the countries that we left.”>>