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The Democrat mayor of the only majority-Muslim city in the United States (Hamtramck, Michigan) just endorsed Trump pic.twitter.com/oLMVzw2D4v
— Dr. Ben Braddock (@GraduatedBen) September 22, 2024
I need a political theorist to explain this to me. Is it the s and the rainbow?
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Prior to 9/11, most Muslims voted Republican, as they felt that the GOP more closely aligned with their conservative social values. Only after the War on Terror did the majority of Muslims start voting Democrat, since Republicans had begun using Muslims as their #1 boogeyman. Of course, nowadays, the #1 GOP boogeyman seems to be LGBT "groomers", so I suppose that the Republicans are bringing some Muslims back into the fold. Not to mention, Trump's overt misogyny very much aligns with Islamic values, since Islam is a religion where women are property.
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