We like to make room for how economic anxiety and concerns about crime influence voting, but… something’s got to give when the alternative has exhibited bare xenophobia and homophobia on their platform, and parts of their manifesto have clear racist undertones. - ThreadSky

therisingtithes.bsky.social • 14 days ago

We like to make room for how economic anxiety and concerns about crime influence voting, but…

something’s got to give when the alternative has exhibited bare xenophobia and homophobia on their platform, and parts of their manifesto have clear racist undertones.

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therisingtithes.bsky.social•14 days ago

The other major party has its own issues, and I want to be patient with people’s discontent. But the next five years in Trinidad are going to be the cover of a song other nations already know the words to, and it won’t sound good—whatever growth we can fight for is going to be harder to win.

therisingtithes.bsky.social•14 days ago

Again, just off the dome, KPB:
• thinks LGBT protections are ‘woke’ (despite arguably supporting gay rights 15-odd years ago);
• wants guns & Stand Your Ground laws for citizens (& has used rhetoric on the campaign trail previously to imply civilians should actively engage criminals);

therisingtithes.bsky.social•14 days ago

• suggests putting armed police officers in schools in her crime policy;
• has anti-immigrant policies in her manifesto (and once lent her political influence to a public anti-immigrant rally);
• put a COVID-19 response review in her manifesto despite decrying ‘forced health mandates’ as ‘woke’.

therisingtithes.bsky.social•14 days ago

Even if you were hoping for robust policy, there are only two potential outcomes: this one (with several wholesale gaps on climate, non-agricultural economy, social programs, and equal opportunity protections) isn’t fulfilled, or arrives in the shadow of her mimicking Trump-style nationalism.

therisingtithes.bsky.social•14 days ago

Me eh know what to tell you. I’ve come away from an election annoyed, maybe even jaded. But I don’t think I’ve been this full of feelings in a while. It feels like Javier Milei in mustard-yellow. I know what motivates the discontent in other options, but how you could still choose this… incenses me.

charlesatan.bsky.social•14 days ago

Sending hugs if wanted

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