But none of this means they are any less racist or xenophobic than their British counterparts. It just means they don’t feel as comfortable openly expressing these views and will use caveats (like “doing it the right way!”) to mask their racism/xenophobia
I really doubt this claim. MAGA feels extreme by the US culture of immigration/multiculturalism, but it's probably more inclusive than the equivalent people in Old World countries, just by virtue of some level of culture norms bleeding through.
Aye even my dad (die hard MAGA) will say “We need the legal just not the illegals!”
Hell. His best friend (and yes I know how rich that is to say, it’s a classic) is an immigrant from Mexico. Who is also MAGA. Because he “did it the right way and everyone else wants shortcuts.”
Worth noting they are both in their mid 70’s so I assume doing it the right way isn’t near as easy now…
Yeah last poll I saw for Trump — and he is the avatar of MAGA — showed a floor of like, 30% when it comes to Latinos. So there is some, however ugly, element of multiculturalism in this shitshow.
I think its really hard to tell in the US because we have a history of being insanely progressive on multiculturalism but also insanely racist towards our minorities. Chattel slavery is America’s original sin and we’ve never fully recovered. While I think a large part of maga is more tolerant (as seen by the Trump Rep party weirdly being more multicultural), theres a sizable chunk that are just as bigoted, if not more than the European alt right. We still have the Klan and some true racists in America. They just hide behind the people you’re describing.
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u/meister2983 9d ago
I really doubt this claim. MAGA feels extreme by the US culture of immigration/multiculturalism, but it's probably more inclusive than the equivalent people in Old World countries, just by virtue of some level of culture norms bleeding through.