It is interesting to see what aspects of the U.S. Presidential Race most interest foreign journalists. As the field narrows, the question of the impact of Latino antipathy toward blacks on support for Obama is being increasingly addressed by the foreign press.
Most recent is this piece from The Netherlands’ Elsevier daily, translated on Watching America.com, entitled starkly, “Brown Voters Don’t Want A Black in the White House“…
Apparently,
Animosity between Latinos and Blacks is the worst kept secret when it comes to relations between the races
Rather colorfully, the author puts it this way:
One-third of all blacks are convinced that Latinos pinch their jobs. Conversely, more than half of Latinos think that their black brothers are too lazy “to dance for the devil.” Why don’t they do as the Latinos and through work elevate themselves out of their misery instead of always loudly complaining, is an oft-heard question.
As a practical matter, the issue for Obama is most serious where the stakes are highest: the population of CA is now 35% Hispanic.
Read the whole article here on Watching America.com
Robin Koerner is a British-born citizen of the USA, who currently serves as Academic Dean of the John Locke Institute. He holds graduate degrees in both Physics and the Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge (U.K.). He is also the founder of WatchingAmerica.com, an organization of over 100 volunteers that translates and posts in English views about the USA from all over the world.
Robin may be best known for having coined the term “Blue Republican” to refer to liberals and independents who joined the GOP to support Ron Paul’s bid for the presidency in 2012 (and, in so doing, launching the largest coalition that existed for that candidate).
Robin’s current work as a trainer and a consultant, and his book If You Can Keep It , focus on overcoming distrust and bridging ideological division to improve politics and lives. His current project, Humilitarian, promotes humility and civility as a basis for improved political discourse and outcomes.