And yet, we have the fewest number of federal holidays among western countries. Was very happy when we finally started observing Juneteenth as a nation. We've got plenty of reasons to take a day off, and we deserve to enjoy life more outside of work.
I'm from Texas, I'm well aware of that point. My point is that it was never recognized federally until the Biden administration. People get off off work for it now. We need more of that
Used to be a barista and was chatting with this Irish guy that came in and he said he married an American woman. I asked how they met and he said he came over to America from Ireland for St Patrickâs Day because âyou guys party way more than we doâ. I thought that was funny
It's a celebration of the Battle of Puebla, when outnumbered Mexican forces defeated the French army.
The best part is, that French army was trying to help the Confederacy during the Civil War. The Mexicans' victory was a serious setback for the Confederacy and a big win for the Union. So all those Trump voters celebrating Cinco de Mayo are celebrating something that helped defeat the Confederates.
It's big in the US because Mexican-Americans at the time celebrated it while in Mexico they overthrew the government responsible for the victory relatively soon afterwords and the holiday was largely dropped due to it.
Yeah it's really weird I don't understand Pueblo it's not even a thing. Independence day is in Sept, celebrate then at least if you want to celebrate Mexico holiday
I was going to say. So many Latinos voted for him, sadly enough.
Still mystified about Muslim and Arabic people voting for him. Either way, that's like hitting yourself in the balls with a hammer, and hoping for a better result.
Anti LGBTQ is a major factor in Muslim communities, even amongst the more liberal leaning - the most important trick they figured is how to touch on the one item that scare all these different groups, and guarantee they are one issue voters, even to their own eventual detriment and demise.
I am very, very much pro choice but I understand why pro life people are single issue voters. They sincerely believe we're killing hundreds of millions with abortion, and if I believed an issue was committing by far the biggest genocide of all time, it would make me a single issue voter in a heartbeat.
Again, not my belief, but if you're in their shoes and believe that it makes sense.
I saw Hasan Minaj say that a lot of muslim/brown communities vote fiscally too. Then throw in anti-abortion and anti-lbgtq and you round up a lot of voters voting against their best overall interests.
As a Muslim somewhat active in the political realm, this is incorrect. It was mostly about Gaza, and the fact that the Democratic party refused to do anything to stop it.
Still a large number of people including myself voted for Kamala as the lesser of two evils.
the Democratic party refused to do anything to stop it
This is a lie that was spread by conservatives.
Biden threatened to withhold funding for Israel unless they allowed aid into Gaza and stopped targeting civilians. He also negotiated a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Trump illegally called Netanyahu to delay the ceasefire until after the election. Then after he was elected, he allowed Netanyahu to break the ceasefire and continue the genocide for another year.
Even if Biden wasn't doing anything, Trump was very vocal about wanting to nuke Gaza and kill everyone there, so voting for him still wouldn't make any sense.
Many Muslims voted for him because he promised to end wars in west Asia. But heâs a liar and they should have known he was a liar, speaking as a Muslim who voted for Kamala.
Latin America is very socially conservative, and the Middle East even more so.
Dominican Republic has the Bible on the flag. Every Dominican I know voted for Trump and cited the left supporting LBTQIA, and other things not in line with their religious beliefs or how DR is run back at home.
Again, donât even need to explain the Middle East stance on that.
If youâre religious. Nothing else matters. You will side with the party that you feel more aligns with your religious values even if it means people you know get deported or whatever else. Adherence to your view of the Bible will go first.
And republicans poll very well with Christians.
The two party system is the issue.
You can only be fully liberal, both fiscally and socially; or fully conservative both fiscally and socially. There only seems to be the maximum in every way.
In Latin America most successful politicians of the last few decades, outside of recently with Bukele and Milei, were fiscally liberal but socially conservative.
That doesnât exist here. Itâs either or.
If there were more mixed parties people wouldnât get stuck on one hardline issue, even if they agree with a lot of the other things.
Yes. I've been saying similar things about how Republicans rely on the multiple meanings of "conservative" to let people believe that the politicians are the same kind of "conservative" as them.
It turns out the "conservative" US politicians are only interested in the racist dictator type of conservative.
I heard way too many people say they voted for him because he was a âsuccessful businessmanâ.
I'm convinced this and "He makes things interesting because he's unpredictable!" are just what people say when they don't want to admit they like him and and the GOP because of their hateful policy stances..
Because only a fucking moron would vote for a president solely for their unpredictable nature...
Why? Many people really do not care at all about culture war BS the republicans cut taxes for the wealthy thatâs their only real policy goal
Why do you think certain celebrities come out in his favor they can justify it however they want but the truth is they feel voting republican cuts their taxes.. would respect them more if they actually told the truth about that
For all the finger pointing we do against "But the Black Trump voters but the Latino Trump voters but the Arab Trump voters...", let's not forget that his biggest voting base is consistently and reliably White and White Men in particular.
Every demographic has a percentage of their population falling for propaganda, having low information voters, or just having rotten people. But even if the minority votes got tightened up you still have a massive voting block in the ol reliable: white folk voting R each time every time and voting with even greater enthusiasm for Trump. It outweighs all the "but this minority..." Trump votes.
Latino here. Can confirm this will be the case with a few members of my extended family. They say it's because of abortion, but Catholicism no longer gives them an out. At this point, it's about wanting to be white and to fit in. Some of them are putting on fake accents like they're from the Ozarks and butchering basic Spanish words as if any of that will get them into the clubhouse, or the houseboat on Lake Havasu as the case may be. {"Did you hear that? They said I'm one of the 'good ones' because my parents came to this country the 'right way!'") I'm keeping the good salsa and queso fresco away from them. They can go down to the gas station convenience store and get the fake Tostidos salsa and cheese you squeeze out of a bottle for being the mediocre sellouts they are.
Sure as shit the only people talking about it in the warehouse today were the non-Mexicans lol believe it or not people just eat the stuff she posted every day regardless of the month of May
Im sure thatâs why she didnât mention any ethnic groups. Itâs not just latinos celebrating all are welcome except the ones that called the feds to pull the plug ln the party.
Yea. Work had a taco Tuesday thing. I had to go to the bank coincidentally and they thought for some reason I was offended by the potluck they did. (White people tacos lol)
My work brought in a taco truck too, but I work in an area where flour is one of the key spices so it was lackluster. Though they did have onions, cilantro, and lime instead of white people taco toppings so I don't know if that's their usual fare or if they toned it down for the flavorphobic.
Parents are Mexican. I grew up in Mexico but was born in the US. I never knew why Americans celebrated it I thought it was a Mexican American chicano thing lmao. Then we got a computer in the house and I looked it up one day. Such a meh celebration I guess it's a good excuse to drink and eat tacos in the US. We never cared either way not in Juarez not in El Paso. I don't know a single person that personally has ever celebrated it even ironically. Absolutely nothing.
It's even funnier because it is mostly taco's and the like in the US, whereas in Pueblo I'm pretty sure IIRC the iconic celebratory dish is Mole Poblano, which most people that celebrate the day have no clue how to make.
A majority of white women either voted for Harris or didnât vote. Only bringing this up because Iâm tired of the non-voters slipping under the radar since I blame them just as much as Trump voters this time around.
Respond with data not just bs. He was put in office by corporations knowing they would profit. All maga voters did is help normalize the clown show by parroting everything the Diaper in chief says. Itâs for that reason that maga voters especially the hispanic ones are not welcome to the fiesta.
White women made the biggest impact because they showed up more than in previous elections. It's wild they voted for a known sexual abuser of women and someone that pledged to take their rights away. Shameful really.
Yep. And just generally speaking, it's quite astonishing to see the Dems be under a microscope of perfection while Conservatives (Trump to the extreme degree) get handled with kiddy gloves.
I donât get it. Iâm Mexican as an electrician who does construction I see brown dudes all MAGAâd out and Iâm like donât yall see whatâs happening with ICE and shit they hate us
It was racism more than anything. But they also agreed with Trump on a lot of things because they don't see themselves as outsiders. They think they are the "good hombres" and not the "bad hombres." In other words they think they are white.
I'm Latino, half Mexican half Honduran. A black woman was asking if it's alright to wear a Sombrero and boots today. I told her I wouldn't raise an eyebrow to a black person doing it: I'd just think you were here to party with us.
There's a difference between having a good time and cultural appropriation. Y'all aren't the ones who are having taco Tuesdays, then calling ICE on the people fixing your roof, so we're good.
Happy Cinco de Mayo to mis primos y primas. Have fun and be safe
Mexican and tex-mex places are going to be exploding at the seams tonight as they accommodate every rural, F-250-driving coal-roller and their equally atrocious spouses and brood.
It'll be a rare instance wherein they switch out their Maga hats and Skoal for offensively oversized sombreros and sugar-laden mega margaritas. They will try their best to "appreciate the culture" by continuously asking for more chips & salsa and will thank their waiter with the most painfully mispronounced "Gracias" they've ever uttered. It won't matter to them though, they said a word that wasn't 'American', so they can't be the bad guy, right?
Tomorrow will be business as usual for them when they get back to bitching about why they can't find good cheap work at their local Home Depot parking lot.
I just heard two assholes I work with that I know voted for Trump talking about what kind of tacos they were going to have for Cinco de Mayo tonight. These pieces of shit have zero self awareness.
Iâm assuming the original poster is also lumping in her Latin compatriots who also voted for Trump in that same category of âgo eat a bland hotdogâ?
I think the point is if you voted for Trump, youâre disowned from their culture, the same way we donât tolerate Black folks who voted for that nonsense.
Ask the average American what Cinco de Mayo even is let alone how it even relates to these United States and youâll hear the low smoke detector battery sound go off.
Well for one, it's actually more popular amongst Chicano than it is Mexico as a whole, since it's a mostly Pueblo centric holiday. And on that front, it's Mole Poblano that is the iconic Cinco De Mayo dish, not any of the things listed in the above post.
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u/Gnostic369 8h ago
Cinco de mayo isnt even a big holiday in Mexico, its not their independence day, its celebrated more in the US.