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[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 23 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

I stopped caring about the opinions of the people of Ohio when they went on the news for months talking about how the Hatian immigrants were a welcome part of the community and revived local business, then turned around and voted by 2:1 in favor of throwing them all out because they eat dogs.

[–] Catma@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You forgot they are eating the cats too.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

I told them that was going to be a bridge too far.

[–] aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

those were probably different people

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Nope. That's the voting results from Springfield, Ohio's district. That's the district with 20,000 Hatian immigrants in it that they said were welcomed and beloved members of the community that revitalized business in the city......and then voted 2:1 to have them kicked out.

[–] jeeva@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I think they mean the voters you mention may well be different people to the people talking to the news or whatever about how they're welcomed, beloved, etc.

One loud voice isn't representation of the entire district, etc.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 1 points 5 minutes ago

This is very true, but you'd think that in a district that voted nearly 70% to deport them, you'd also get at least one loud voice speaking against them. Either on the news, social media, Youtube, wherever. This is why I believe that at least some of them went on TV or talked to the pollsters preaching about how much they love the Haitians because it was the politically correct thing to say, then went right to the voting box and voted Trump.