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<blockquote data-quote="GC7" data-source="post: 3662210" data-attributes="member: 2455"><p>It isn't just how Dems have painted Repubs though. I'm ethnically east asian and was born/raised in OK so I had a chance to see things through a certain lens here in OK.</p><p></p><p>I'll tell you this - conservative whites have a very strong in-group preference and that makes an impact when it comes to the idea that conservatives should do outreach to minority groups in order to maintain a strong political voting base. While I was growing up, it was largely the democrat/progressive types who wanted to befriend me whether it was in school or sports clubs or any other social setting. The boot wearing country boys and the country club white kids really kept to themselves and didn't really care to branch out. (but funny enough I got the most racism from other minority groups)</p><p></p><p>(and for the record I was not some weird goth, skater, or stoner or whatever that would have made me learn toward any social group)</p><p></p><p>Even now as an adult, I see the same thing happen. </p><p></p><p>So in my opinion, the matter of illegal immigration was lost decades ago and there's really no chance that some politician will come in again and seal that southern border tight . For this reason, if conservative whites want to hold onto their party, they've gotta get outside of that bubble and try being the first ones that these minority groups meet. I'll tell you that most immigrants to the US are going to be VERY flexible in terms of politics, but you have to be the ones that welcome them with open arms.</p><p></p><p>When I saw the news about that church in Noble(?) that was welcoming the Afghan refugees to OK, I first thought "oh crap" but then I thought about it again and figured, hey at least it isn't some super progressive urban church in the downtown core that is doing it. This is the sort of strategy that needs to be adopted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GC7, post: 3662210, member: 2455"] It isn't just how Dems have painted Repubs though. I'm ethnically east asian and was born/raised in OK so I had a chance to see things through a certain lens here in OK. I'll tell you this - conservative whites have a very strong in-group preference and that makes an impact when it comes to the idea that conservatives should do outreach to minority groups in order to maintain a strong political voting base. While I was growing up, it was largely the democrat/progressive types who wanted to befriend me whether it was in school or sports clubs or any other social setting. The boot wearing country boys and the country club white kids really kept to themselves and didn't really care to branch out. (but funny enough I got the most racism from other minority groups) (and for the record I was not some weird goth, skater, or stoner or whatever that would have made me learn toward any social group) Even now as an adult, I see the same thing happen. So in my opinion, the matter of illegal immigration was lost decades ago and there's really no chance that some politician will come in again and seal that southern border tight . For this reason, if conservative whites want to hold onto their party, they've gotta get outside of that bubble and try being the first ones that these minority groups meet. I'll tell you that most immigrants to the US are going to be VERY flexible in terms of politics, but you have to be the ones that welcome them with open arms. When I saw the news about that church in Noble(?) that was welcoming the Afghan refugees to OK, I first thought "oh crap" but then I thought about it again and figured, hey at least it isn't some super progressive urban church in the downtown core that is doing it. This is the sort of strategy that needs to be adopted. [/QUOTE]
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