Why Asian Americans Vote Democrat

[Outcast9428]

For years, I have been perplexed by the phenomenon of Asian Americans voting Democrat. It simply made no sense to me. Especially since in my personal life, I've never actually met a liberal Asian person. I kept thinking to myself "where the hell are all these Asian democrats coming from? Every Asian I meet is conservative and their cultures are highly conservative so why the hell would they vote Democrat? Especially when affirmative action policies are heavily discriminating against them." The conclusion I previously reached was that they simply had bought into the stupid "White Republicans are wayciss towards us!" ideology that parts of America, especially the areas they tend to live in like California and New York, are flooded with. Despite the fact that virtually every White Republican I know loves Asian people and scratches their head in befuddlement at the fact that most of them vote Democrat. I thought to myself "are they actually so stupid as to think White Republicans really are racist towards them?" But then again, my faith in people's intelligence has never been lower then it has been in the last few years. So I accepted that, yep, they must just be really f***ing dumb and as a result of living in New York and California having no actual exposure to conservative Americans. This whole trend is especially bizarre given that back in the 90s, Asian Americans actually did vote Republican, not just a majority of them but an overwhelming majority of Asian Americans in the 90s voted Republican.

Back in 1992, an election where Bill Clinton won 43% of the vote and George Bush only won 37% of the vote... Asian Americans voted for Bush at 55% vs 30% for Bill Clinton. Asian Americans in 1992 were easily the most conservative racial group. White people were split half and half, with 39% voting for Bill Clinton and 40% voting for George Bush. Blacks and Hispanics ended up carrying the election for Bill Cinton because both groups voted for him in overwhelming numbers. But Asian Americans stood out as the most conservative voting bloc in America back then. These numbers are much more aligned with what I would expect Asians to vote for.

But things have changed a lot since the 90s, and Asians now have been voting Democrat since the 2000s. Now what further confused me is that I have met Asian immigrants who were extremely conservative, and as one would expect, they voted Republican. So I continued to wonder why the hell so many Asians were voting Democrat. It appears we finally have the answer in this article...

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion ... e16093040/

if you are unable to access the paywall behind this article, basically what its saying is, a lot of other people have been confused as hell about this too and conducted focus groups specifically to figure out what the hell is going on with Asian people in America and Canada...

The answer is basically that Republicans like myself have an outdated image of why Asian people come to America in the first place. Asians who came to America during the 20th century mostly came here for economic reasons. America was "the land of opportunity." So I figured they came here because they saw America as the easiest place to become wealthy and successful. That was why Asians came here during the 20th century... But that's not why Asians come here in the 21st century. In the 21st century, Asian people are actually economically downgrading themselves when they come here. Nowadays, they specifically come here to escape the social system of their own countries. This is why Indian Americans vote Democrat at the highest rate whereas Vietnamese Asians vote Republican the most.

Asian countries, basically, are highly conservative and reluctant to change. So the people in Asia who are looking to become "Happier Abroad" are primarily liberals and progressives trying to escape the high pressure conservatism of their own countries. They are specifically looking for a country that is pluralistic in social values and doesn't value being successful as much as their home country does. Conservative people in Asia don't need to immigrate to America anymore to become wealthy, they are better off staying in their own country and not having to learn a completely different language and adjust to life in a new country.

I do think conservative people, including myself, often just assume that immigrants from certain countries represent a random sampling of their people's values and beliefs. I don't know why it did not occur to me that people interested in living in America might have completely different values from the people in their home country and that that would be the precise reason why they want to come here. But now it all makes sense.

I truly think the whole "waycism" crap is just an excuse. Everyone knows the whole waycism bullshit is retarded. You can't possibly genuinely believe in that crap. "Waycism" is just liberals and progressives desperately reaching for something they can tar White Christians with and make them appear immoral because they are such immoral people themselves they need something to attack the other side with. And conservative people are genuinely prone to stereotyping people. So they can sort of use that as an excuse to call them waycists.

[Natural_Born_Cynic]

Maybe peer pressure and conformity? Every Asian people I know vote Democrat. If Asian vote Republican then their friends and colleague will think his a "weirdo" because Asians think Republican represent Rich White racist conservative people. Even Blacks and Latinos vote Democrats too because same perception.

[WanderingProtagonist]

Maybe peer pressure and conformity? Every Asian people I know vote Democrat. If Asian vote Republican then their friends and colleague will think his a "weirdo" because Asians think Republican represent Rich White racist conservative people. Even Blacks and Latinos vote Democrats too because same perception.

lol yet and still Asians and Latinos both
only employ their own people in their place of business so them voting democrat because they think they're all rich white conservatives is a laughing joke. Blacks usually hire non-blacks since they hate their own race enough to not want to help them at all period.

[Natural_Born_Cynic]

Maybe peer pressure and conformity? Every Asian people I know vote Democrat. If Asian vote Republican then their friends and colleague will think his a "weirdo" because Asians think Republican represent Rich White racist conservative people. Even Blacks and Latinos vote Democrats too because same perception.

lol yet and still Asians and Latinos both
only employ their own people in their place of business so them voting democrat because they think they're all rich white conservatives is a laughing joke. Blacks usually hire non-blacks since they hate their own race enough to not want to help them at all period.

Every Asian and Latinos I have meet vote Democrat so far despite their personal stance and cultural inclinations. I don't know about Black people.
They probably vote Democrats too because of they have the same perception of Republicans as Asians and Latinos do and they surely want their welfare payments to come in on time or handouts from the government(No offense to black people). I didn't know black people doesn't hire other black people that's a shame.

[Cornfed]

The situation is that the Democrats are the party of the regime that is pledged to destroy traditional America and the Republicans pretend to be the party of traditional America. Given that these minorities are miscreant invaders intent on plundering the pool of wealth generated by traditional America made available by its destruction, it follows that they will vote for the party that is letting them do that.

[Natural_Born_Cynic]

The situation is that the Democrats are the party of the regime that is pledged to destroy traditional America and the Republicans pretend to be the party of traditional America. Given that these minorities are miscreant invaders intent on plundering the pool of wealth generated by traditional America made available by its destruction, it follows that they will vote for the party that is letting them do that.

The Democrats cater to Blacks and Latinos in return for gaining more votes. Ironically the Democrats doesn't give out special favors to Asians and Asian Americans. Asians usually doesn't get affirmative action handouts and still considered "Model Minority". Yet Asian people vote Democrat because they think Republicans are bunch of Rich White & Racist.

[publicduende]

The Democrats cater to Blacks and Latinos in return for gaining more votes. Ironically the Democrats doesn't give out special favors to Asians and Asian Americans. Asians usually doesn't get affirmative action handouts and still considered "Model Minority". Yet Asian people vote Democrat because they think Republicans are bunch of Rich White & Racist.

Can't tell other Asian-american minorities, but I know for a fact that most Filipino-Americans vote Republican. Maybe they feel "as American as apple pie", the moment they settle in their former colony

[Natural_Born_Cynic]

The Democrats cater to Blacks and Latinos in return for gaining more votes. Ironically the Democrats doesn't give out special favors to Asians and Asian Americans. Asians usually doesn't get affirmative action handouts and still considered "Model Minority". Yet Asian people vote Democrat because they think Republicans are bunch of Rich White & Racist.

Can't tell other Asian-american minorities, but I know for a fact that most Filipino-Americans vote Republican. Maybe they feel "as American as apple pie", the moment they settle in their former colony

They do? Well I'll be damned. But why? . Koreans and Chinese ppl always vote Democrats. I am the only black sheep that vote libertarian Although I don't tell anyone in mainstream or I get strange look in their eyes. I don't like big bully government that spend my tax dollars on oppressing anyone domestic and abroad.

libertarian website
https://www.lp.org/about/

[Outcast9428]

The Democrats cater to Blacks and Latinos in return for gaining more votes. Ironically the Democrats doesn't give out special favors to Asians and Asian Americans. Asians usually doesn't get affirmative action handouts and still considered "Model Minority". Yet Asian people vote Democrat because they think Republicans are bunch of Rich White & Racist.

Can't tell other Asian-american minorities, but I know for a fact that most Filipino-Americans vote Republican. Maybe they feel "as American as apple pie", the moment they settle in their former colony

They do? Well I'll be damned. But why? . Koreans and Chinese ppl always vote Democrats. I am the only black sheep that vote libertarian Although I don't tell anyone in mainstream or I get strange look in their eyes. I don't like big bully government that spend my tax dollars on oppressing anyone domestic and abroad.

libertarian website
https://www.lp.org/about/

It is true, Filipino Americans vote Republican more then other Asians do. This would align with the economic vs social reasons for immigrating. Filipinos come from a very poor country so they are here to become wealthy and successful like the 1990s Asian immigrants did whereas Korean, Japanese, and Chinese immigrants come here to escape from their culture back home.

I’m convinced the whole “waycism!” Crap is just an act. Everybody is collectively pretending it is true. No one is actually stupid enough to believe it.

[Outcast9428]

@MarcosZeitola Im not saying they’re all liberals. I’m saying this explains why such a large portion of them are.

[publicduende]

It is true, Filipino Americans vote Republican more then other Asians do. This would align with the economic vs social reasons for immigrating. Filipinos come from a very poor country so they are here to become wealthy and successful like the 1990s Asian immigrants did whereas Korean, Japanese, and Chinese immigrants come here to escape from their culture back home.

I’m convinced the whole “waycism!” Crap is just an act. Everybody is collectively pretending it is true. No one is actually stupid enough to believe it.

Exactly. Unlike the Chinese and Korean, what the FIlipino lacks in national pride (they have NONE, they'd rather be slowly tortured to death rather than enunciate a single positive thing about their own country!), they make up in adapting to a host culture and pretend they're "them".

Rather than voting for the platform which, at least in theory, might help them with their status of modest migrants, they vote for the platform which, again in theory, might help them keep their future wealth. An optimistic bunch, these Pinoys

No, jokes apart, there have been cases of young and extremely talented Filipinos who entered the US with a scholarship. Yet, I think the real reason is that a large percentage of the FIlipinos who moved to the States after WW2 have been members of rich and upper class families, who could afford to travel there once or twice a year, get their degrees from Harvard (the ultimate Mecca for the scion of a powerful family!) or a Jesuit private university, get the blue passport and settle, and even find the time to be back a couple of times a year.

Those moneyed people vote Conservative here, and Conservative there.

[Outcast9428]

@Natural_Born_Cynic

I do think you should vote Republican and not libertarian though. The libertarian party is not going to do anything about moral depravity or feminism in this country. They even advocated for legalizing polygamy on the basis that it benefits women and hurts men.

The Republican Party on the other hand is actually putting whores in their place in the South. Your views don’t really strike me as libertarian at all. You are much more aligned with the Republicans. And voting for the libertarians is wasting your vote anyway. The best way to take power away from the demoncrap party and the feminist ideology is to vote Republican.

[Natural_Born_Cynic]

@Natural_Born_Cynic

I do think you should vote Republican and not libertarian though. The libertarian party is not going to do anything about moral depravity or feminism in this country. They even advocated for legalizing polygamy on the basis that it benefits women and hurts men.

The Republican Party on the other hand is actually putting whores in their place in the South. Your views don’t really strike me as libertarian at all. You are much more aligned with the Republicans. And voting for the libertarians is wasting your vote anyway. The best way to take power away from the demoncrap party and the feminist ideology is to vote Republican.

Your probably right.. and the Republic Party does have more attractive females compared to Democrap's women. But the Republican party is also part of the problem that bring down America because they stand for big businesses and advocate tax cut for the Rich White people. It seems that many people have forgotten what George W Bush(Republican president) and his gang did by invading both Iraq and Afghanistan for their phony "War on terror". I mean they have their sh*t together and I like some of their stances, but I am not a complete fan..

I don't seem like a libertarian , but I like their ideas based on liberty, staying out of foreign conflicts and limiting the power of the government.
You also have to remember all the degeneracy that you are talking about came from the backings of the big government and big corporations.
The people generally hates it , but big government and big corporations can just "mandate" them into effect such as affirmative action, gay rights, transgender rights, feminism, etc. Without the big bully government, most of the degeneracy would not be widespread. It would be confined to few fringe groups.

[publicduende]

Your probably right.. and the Republic Party does have more attractive females compared to Democrap's women. But the Republican party is also part of the problem that bring down America because they stand for big businesses and advocate tax cut for the Rich White people. It seems that many people have forgotten what George W Bush(Republican president) and his gang did by invading both Iraq and Afghanistan for their phony "War on terror". I mean they have their sh*t together and I like some of their stances, but I am not a complete fan..

I don't seem like a libertarian , but I like their ideas based on liberty, staying out of foreign conflicts and limiting the power of the government.
You also have to remember all the degeneracy that you are talking about came from the backings of the big government and big corporations.
The people generally hates it , but big government and big corporations can just "mandate" them into effect such as affirmative action, gay rights, transgender rights, feminism, etc. Without the big bully government, most of the degeneracy would not be widespread. It would be confined to few fringe groups.

No offense but, whoever you vote, the collapse of the US empire is imminent. It could be slowed down, especially when compared to the general decay of other Western societies, but it's inevitable.

[Natural_Born_Cynic]

Your probably right.. and the Republic Party does have more attractive females compared to Democrap's women. But the Republican party is also part of the problem that bring down America because they stand for big businesses and advocate tax cut for the Rich White people. It seems that many people have forgotten what George W Bush(Republican president) and his gang did by invading both Iraq and Afghanistan for their phony "War on terror". I mean they have their sh*t together and I like some of their stances, but I am not a complete fan..

I don't seem like a libertarian , but I like their ideas based on liberty, staying out of foreign conflicts and limiting the power of the government.
You also have to remember all the degeneracy that you are talking about came from the backings of the big government and big corporations.
The people generally hates it , but big government and big corporations can just "mandate" them into effect such as affirmative action, gay rights, transgender rights, feminism, etc. Without the big bully government, most of the degeneracy would not be widespread. It would be confined to few fringe groups.

No offense but, whoever you vote, the collapse of the US empire is imminent. It could be slowed down, especially when compared to the general decay of other Western societies, but it's inevitable.

None taken. All empires rise and fall. It's just that the U.S empire isn't as long lasting or long standing as Roman one. It only last less than a hundred years or so... All empires over stretch their military, go heavily into debt, have a strong corrupt and parasitic class of Politicans, morally degenerate, etc, etc. At least the Libertarians tend to stand for what our founding fathers envision America should be! Not a degenerate Imperialist war mongering Oligarchical state. If you read their political stance, then it is the closest thing America's founding fathers envisioned. I am not asking anyone here to join the libertarian or anything like that. I would rather vote for them instead of Democraps or Republicans.