Because she's still a bourgeois Venezuelan ex-pat who wants the US to rescue her country from the nasty socialists. Back home, she's one of the whites but she's about to learn the hard way: Caracas white != Connecticut white.
"I'm hispanic and I vote for Mr. Trump"
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Skullgrid 20 points a year ago
This happens so much in Rio de la Plata "Somos blancos y europeos , somos italianos" which basically means "We're white and european, we're italian" ... but the thing they're actually saying is "I'm not native or black, fuck those people, I'm better than them".
When my in laws visited texas to see my brother in law though... in some rural parts, the advice was not to speak spanish.
MutilationWave 6 points a year ago
In my state the rednecks are harder on latinos than they are on black people in general. I think it's simply because they're exposed to more black people.
It's a shame travel is so expensive. A good trip or two to centroamerica just might cure their bigotry.
SorteKanin 6 points a year ago
Unrelated tip: Use a backslash before the dash like so \- to preserve the dash rather than turning it into a bullet point.
magic_lobster_party 113 points a year ago
How is it possible to be so ignorant? If you had just paid attention to him for more than 10 seconds the past 10 years, you would have known he’s against you. It’s not that he’s shy about it or something.
surewhynotlem 82 points a year ago
Most people don't actually think. Most people have feelings that they justify.
Thinking is actually incredibly hard. It requires that you admit you're wrong sometimes. Justifying your existing feelings doesn't require that of you.
CosmicTurtle0 41 points a year ago
Anything against Trump is seen as political to these people. She knows she is going against the narrative and knows people are going to give her shit for it.
Couldbealeotard 28 points a year ago
It's politics. By definition, it's political, not "seen as political"
pineapplelover 26 points a year ago
It's only political if it's criticizing conservatives. Anything else is just common logic.
BigBenis 5 points a year ago
Yeah but back to my original question, what does "being political" really mean here? Because we've established that this is all inherently political and there's really no way to not be political in this context.
The way she uses it and the way you are using it implies that "being political" is just another way of saying someone is being dissonant, controversial, or are otherwise out of line in a political context. Which I think is harmful and the reason American politics is so fucked. So many of us are uncomfortable with opposing viewpoints and we'd rather not talk about it so we bestow the black mark of "being political" upon those who deviate from the tribal consensus.
MutilationWave 14 points a year ago
I have two friends that said they used to listen to NPR but not as much "since they got all political" - meaning calling Trump's lies what they are, lies. In fact they're pretty soft on Trump compared to some outlets. It's frustrating.
BigBenis 5 points a year ago
Wouldn't it stand to argue that almost anything to do with Trump is political considering he's the president and the context here is Trump breaking promises made during a political campaign to persuade people to vote for him in a political election?
I'm being a bit pedantic here. It's clear what she meant was closer to, "Here's my controversial take, don't come after me". But suggesting that you're not being political in an inherently political matter just goes to show how little these people actually think critically.
unemployedclaquer -5 points a year ago
You aren't paying attention.
edit; sorry didn't mean to be rude. it doesn't matter what's "political" or whatever. we just have to keep a laser focus on literally evrything, as much as possible, first real real big "political" chance to fight in Congress is 2026
cupcakezealot 83 points a year ago
During the campaign they talked a lot about cutting "legal" immigration too. You just didn't want to hear it.
rumba 11 points a year ago
they talked a lot about cutting “legal” immigration too. You just didn’t want to hear it.
No no, she wants that too. Many that are here don't want more, they're competing for the same resources.
It's the FU I got mine... Until it's taken away from them.
ChicoSuave 68 points a year ago
She votes with her gut and is surprised when she gets shit.
harrys_balzac 6 points a year ago
I gotta figure out how I can get them to deport me. I could use a change of scenery.
MutilationWave 1 point a year ago
Maybe your cell in Guantanamo or El Salvador will have a window. Bahaha just kidding they won't.
I think we're getting, or soon will be, to the point where deportation changes meaning to indefinite incarceration.
UnderpantsWeevil 1 point a year ago
Just a very normal race realist having an informed conversation about how White People are superior because we didn't see Noah naked.
JDPoZ 37 points a year ago
It’s a built in CapCut captioning effect widely used by video editors on TikTok.
Speed reader applications have demonstrably proven that people can process word sequences MUCH quicker when you show sentences to them this way.
You can be annoyed by the style and how obtuse it looks in scale relation to the actual video content, but utility-wise, it’s objectively the “easiest to digest” way to display subtitles / captions.
Psythik 30 points a year ago
As someone with a hearing disability, it really irks me every time I see this comment. This style of captioning helps me understand the pacing of the dialog, something that normal subtitles cannot do, forcing me to attempt to read lips and the captions at the same time. I much prefer to just have my subtitles pop up one word at a time like this.
I'm afraid that if people keep complaining about them, they will eventually go away. Please stop with your crusade against something that legitimately helps people with disabilities. It's incredibly selfish.
ech 8 points a year ago
I'm not going to argue with you. If this genuinely helps you, cool. I will say I'm not on a "crusade". I initially watched the clip without audio and simply couldn't keep up, where I would have easily done so with more traditional subtitles.
Out of curiosity, would you want to watch a longer form video like this? It doesn't really seem to leave much opportunity to look at anything other than the flashing words.
vithigar 4 points a year ago
I don't have any hearing impairments but just prefer to have my devices muted at all times. I find this style of subtitles far easier to read and pace naturally. Rather than being unable to keep up I could read it much faster, even. My limit based on that speed reader site linked in another comment seems to be somewhere between 600 and 700 words per minute.
lady_maria 2 points a year ago
prefer to have my devices muted at all times
this really intrigues me. so you also do this with movies/TV shows?
is it a sensory thing?
(practicing Spanish... don't mind me. por cierto, estoy abierta a la crítica.)
Este me intriga mucha. ¿lo haces con las películas y programas también?
¿es una cosa sensorial?
BlindFrog 4 points a year ago
https://accelareader.com/
For anyone else whom speed reading suddenly came to mind, to enhance your subtitle reading skills :u
It's relevant because the key to speed reading is not recognizing the shape of each word at a time faster, but reading words in larger and larger groups at a time faster. You know that voice inside your head reading the words aloud? Soon, you just stop hearing it. Then you realize speed reading was a skill of speed comprehension the whole time.
I'm in the "one. Word. At. A. Time. In. Rapidfire. Even. If. Someone's. Speaking. Them. At. One. Point. Seventy. Five. Ex. Speed. Sucks. Ass." camp because, same, it distracts me from the rest of the screen, sometimes from the content. I can totally listen to a longform video at that speech pace, but if I had to watch. Subtitles. One. Word. At. A. Time, I'd claw my eyes out.
Psythik 3 points a year ago
I don't mean you specifically, just people like you in general. Every single time I see a post with these kind of captions in them, someone always has to show up and make a comment just like yours. It's frustrating.
And to answer your question: yes I would. I wish all subtitles were like this.
JustZ 1 point a year ago
This method of reading is used, in my limited experience with it, with like plugins for a web browser or eReader.
I found it annoying at first but with a little practice I was reading like double my normal speed, which was already very fast. It felt at times like I was downloading information right into my brain. I played with it for a couple of months a while back but ultimately it just wasn't practical.
At least when I'm reading things relevant to my field, I'm able to skip over large chunks of the written material because a lot of what's there is explanations or history with which I'm already familiar.
Plus, it stripped away all of the headings and and other text formating. I suppose it would have been better suited to like a novel, but I was reading legal decisions and scholarship.
Master 6 points a year ago
As someone with a hearing disability and dyslexia... These captions are a fucking nightmare and need to go away. Maybe add a bouncing ball to the standard captions but this method is not the way imo.
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ProfessorProteus 50 points a year ago
Veering slightly off topic, but I wanted to rant about it. I absolutely loathe the trend of putting each and every word on screen, one-by-one, as they're spoken.
As someone with ADHD it's possibly the most distracting thing with this vertical video trash format. Even worse when it's in the center of the screen, and worse yet when it's moving, as in this one with the huge bounce animation. Captions are useful, and vital for some people, but this...
And it seems they use "AI" for it, because it frequently gets homophones and other subtleties wrong, so now the kids who are raised by this stuff are going to have some awful spelling skills.
Alright, rant over. Gonna go yell at some clouds.
DougHolland 8 points a year ago
Agreed. There's the tech to do it, so they do it. Not a moment's thought to whether it makes the info less accessible.
Tower 4 points a year ago
2 counterpoints from down thread
geneva_convenience 40 points a year ago
Another reminder that the only demographic of which the majority voted Trump are white people
pulsewidth 42 points a year ago
Nah its still worth talking about, because it was the swing voters that won the election for Trump.
Comparing 2020 to 2024:
- White voters swung 1% increasing their vote to 56%
- Black voters doubled their vote (wtf) from 8% to 16%.
- Latino voters also increased their vote 8% (wtf) from 35% to 43%
- Even 'all other races' increased their vote from 39% to 41%.
So 'wtf were these people thinking, voting for the leopard that says their particular faces are the most delicious?' is a completely fair question to raise.
pulsewidth 9 points a year ago
I've seen people post compelling evidence that there's been widespread unexplained vote tally inconsistencies that correlate with "Russian tail" patterns, like that Arizona group that is attempting to get their state vote investigated - but it seems like the electoral integrity investigators are literally being fired via Trump's/DOGE's purity culls, so that's stalled. At the same time, Democrats and public figures that have the power to raise hell about it are biting their tongue because they don't want to claim the election may have been tampered with lacking solid evidence; worried they'll be undermining confidence in future elections.
It's a goddamn mess.
Wes4Humanity 2 points a year ago
I wish we could see actual number of votes cast by each at m demographic... These stats could also be explained by the lower turnout, not necessarily more people voting for Trump in each demographic.
I.e.
2020: 8 Trump, 12 Biden=60% for Biden...
2024: 8 Trump, 4 Kamala= 33% Kamala
Trump still got the same number of votes but it looks like he "doubled" his support
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SlopppyEngineer 33 points a year ago
The fact that she was woke colored, DEI dressed and spoke with an heavily tariffed accent should've clued her in, but many won't believe anything until it happens to them and then it's too late
RememberTheApollo_ 3 points a year ago
Eh
newthrowaway20 25 points a year ago
Too many people are way too trusting..
finkrat 20 points a year ago
Oye. Señora. Tuviste advertencias.
Seriously there were a lot of Latinos that voted even for this election because of a misguided sense of loyalty to the conservatives and their alignment with Christianity and toxic positivity. Brainwashed, like other folks, except they're the ones who are going to pay for it.
I hope they finally get it after making it through the persecution we're going to receive at the hands of emboldened and empowered racism.
Sculptor9157 5 points a year ago
Does "getting it" even matter when they're on the other side of the border or in a Texas internment camp for an indefinite period with no further voting opportunities?
werefreeatlast 16 points a year ago
I'm brown too and the fact that anyone black or brown even voted for that guy is truly embarrassing.
If you need me, I'll be in the gas chamber with you, I'm sure. But tell me before I'm there permanently.
AI_toothbrush 10 points a year ago
"And i dont want to make this political"
answersplease77 9 points a year ago
she is an american citizen who can vote. is she getting deported? are they going to strip her from citizenship? or how? wtf I dont understand
rockstarmode 7 points a year ago
You shouldn't have to, I totally agree there. "Papers please" sounds very facist, in the real non-exaggerated sense.
Coincidentally, I do carry my US passport card with me everywhere. It's only good for overland travel to Mexico and Canada (you still need the full passport for international flights) but it's a "Real ID" and proves my citizenship.
Blackmist 11 points a year ago
Is she an American citizen who can vote?
Or did somebody just hang about outside the conference centre offering $50 to any foreign looking people to get up on stage and spout a load of bullshit?
It's also possible she's talking about family members who are documented immigrants but not citizens.
asdfasdfasdf 6 points a year ago
Wait, is she saying a bunch of illegal immigrants voted for Trump?
HootinNHollerin 5 points a year ago
Beyond stupid
Shardikprime -2 points a year ago
Yeah man he literally raped her on stage during a political rally. Happy?
UnderpantsWeevil 0 points a year ago
What's the over/under on this guy being Cuban?
Shardikprime -5 points a year ago
This video doesn't make any sense
Undocumented immigrants cannot vote for presidential elections. Only registered citizens can.
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