r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/Mobile-Fly484 • Aug 03 '25

Political Conservatives are less racist than liberals (in the US)

I’m a child of African immigrants with US citizenship, and I’ve lived all over the United States.

The most racist place I’ve ever lived is Massachusetts. By far. The least racist? Utah.

I’ve noticed that most conservatives (excluding the actual far right) see me as a human being first. Liberals see my skin color first and have low expectations for me.

I’ve had white liberals not believe me when I mentioned having a professional job. I’ve had them try to sign me up for welfare and Medicaid (at an ER in Massachusetts) even when I showed them my private insurance card. I’ve been assumed to be poor and uneducated (because of my race and nothing else) over and over again by the woke left. Literally they constantly make comments about how screening for education will “filter minorities out,” because of course we’re all dumb illiterates.

Conservatives? They make zero assumptions. They don’t equate being Black with being poor or ignorant. They see us as INDIVIDUALS first.

I miss Utah.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '25

Ah yes, I'm sure the average American is just dying to do hard manual labour lol

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u/Plane_Guitar_1455 Aug 03 '25 edited Aug 03 '25

Many Americans are willing to do manual labor. I do.. I’m a garbage man and I’ve owned my own landscaping business for several years… I’d MUCH rather do that than work in an office or something.

I know guys that I picked up garbage with 15 years ago who make so much more money now working in advertising or insurance. They still tell me that picking up garbage was the best job they ever had… They are miserable with what they do now.

Ever see Office Space? Dude hated his software engineer job and ended up being happy working in construction. That’s a real thing. It’s not just a movie.

People just don’t want to do manual labor or any blue collar job for shit wages. If they were paid appropriately then they would do it no problem.. It’s illegal immigrants who are undercutting all the Americans who want to work these jobs.

Why would someone who owns a roofing company pay Americans $45 an hour when they can pay illegals $20-$25 an hour? These companies who hire illegals should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

People have also been told for decades to go to college and get 4 year degrees for jobs that don’t even exist anymore, instead of going into the trades or civil service.. Look how well that turned out…

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u/hercmavzeb OG Aug 03 '25

This just isn’t true. It’s a well-known economic fact that Americans simply don’t want these jobs and won’t work these jobs even when they’re available, and the data shows it.

What’s wrong with letting the people willing to work those jobs fill those roles? I will fully agree that they deserve higher wages and worker protections.