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Trump has radicalized my mother in law, everyone. A Pakistani American immigrant who hasn't voted in forever. She's rallying other aunties to vote for Biden in Florida. Many of them used to be Republicans back in the day. Congrats, Republicans.
The Immigrant Aunty Network of America, if activated and mobilized and registered to vote, can help bring down Trump. You think I'm kidding...
My mom confronts all her Desi Aunty friends who are still for Trump or apathetic. She is relentless. Trying to convince them to go vote Biden/Harris. She's in CA which is blue but she takes no BS & is relentless. We have to mobilize our family & communities first. Start at home.
The reasons some Desi Aunties tell her they're for Trump:
1) Tax Cuts
2) They watch Fox News & believe all sorts of disinformation & conspiracies
3) They're apathetic & say "both are the same"
4) Some still think they're White & say Trump is tough on the "bad immigrants."

Wild.
Just convinced my Phuppo, Dad's sister, to register to vote and get others to vote for Biden/Harris. She has NEVER voted before. She's been here since 1975. She's excited to do it. I told her she has to convince other Pakistani aunties in her community, and she said she will.
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Republicans have called every Democratic candidate a radical leftist or socialist going back to Dukakis. Now they'll do it to Biden-Harris. The country has allowed them to define the "center" & "moderation" which is nonsensical because they're an extremist minority. 1/
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The failed media coverage of Trump by many white colleagues has partly been informed by the fact his racism & hate didn't personally affect their families or communities. The cost was borne by the rest of us. I guarantee you if he attacked whites the same way itd be different. 1/
Many journalists of color did their job but also gave context and were willing to call out Trump's racism and the racial anxiety because we felt it and experienced it. It affects us personally. So much is at stake, moreso now in 2020 as Trump becomes more extreme & emboldened. 2/
You all should demand more from the press. There is tangible cost to marginalized communities, the truth, democracy when people hold their punches to covet access, power, book sales and ratings. Hold them accountable. Make them do better and earn their privileged position.
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Just to spill some ☕️ for sake of the nation as we move towards fascism: most pro-Trump pundits & commentators on cable news loathe him & think he's a moron. They mock him & his cultish base in the green room. Very few are true believers. So, why do they do it? Good question. 1/
The right-wing ecosystem is tight & incestuous. This is how their bread is buttered. It's not just business, but social circles, funding, private-sector jobs. Even though they know he's terrible for the country, they play the game, say the words & act for sake of a livelihood 2/
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