Why 'Comrade Kamala' memes are spreading among Latino exiles

BBC ^ | September 22, 2023 | Ione Wells and Jessica Cruz

[DoodleBob]

… historically, Latinos have tended to favour the Democrats. ..But polls suggest Republicans have gained ground this election cycle, with many factors cited including the economy, immigration, and abortion rights.

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Elon Musk, who has endorsed Trump, posted a faked image of Kamala Harris in a red uniform emblazoned with the communist hammer and sickle, captioned “Kamala vows to be a communist dictator on day one. Can you believe she wears that outfit!?”

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Posts linking Harris to communism really took off online after the presidential debate, according a report by the DDIA prepared for the BBC.

During the debate, Donald Trump called Kamala Harris and her father a “Marxist” and suggested she would turn the US into “Venezuela on steroids” through her immigration policies.

After the debate, “Marxista” trended on social media and searches for "Marxist" on Google in the US jumped 1000% in 17 hours.

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Kamala Harris’s plan to crackdown on “price gouging” at supermarkets has been cited in Spanish social media posts as “communist”. …

Her proposal, which would involve asking the trade commission to investigate price spikes far above the increase in the cost of production, is a far cry from the widespread price controls seen in Cuba and Venezuela that were in part blamed for severe food shortages.

But for some voters who fled those countries, their fear lies in anything they feel remotely resembles policies from the countries they came from.

Duke Machado, who runs a Latino Republican Facebook page from Texas called Latino Strikeforce, said he fears that if the Democrats win, the country would be on a slippery slope to communism.

“If we’re not careful, we’ll slide into Cuba and Venezuela. Their ultimate goal is to destroy capitalism."

[DoodleBob]

[No name given]

This woman should be sent packing in November.

[MinorityRepublican]

We can be cautiously optimistic. But act like this is ‘16 when Hillary was leading in the polls.

[No name given]

Thankfully, Hitlery lost then. And I hope Commielaw is shown the door this November.

[7thson]

Listening to Tyrus on Gutfeld and others. In 2016 and 2020, President Trump was down in the polls to Hitlery and Branden by 5-7 points at this time, and both election results showed a extremely close margin of victory. Now, Heels-Up is supposed to be up by 1 point or tied. Tyrus states - remember this is his feeling and opinion - that by 10 PM election night, the race will be called for President Trump.

What say you?

[4Runner]

First, they were called "wetbacks". Then, they were politically corrected to "illegal aliens". After that, they became "undocumented immigrants". Now, they're suddenly "exiles".

This is all very hard to keep up with.

[citizen]

COMRADE KAMALA t-shirts for sale on Amazon.

Get ‘em while they last!

[Jeff Chandler]

by 10 PM election night, the race will be called for President Trump

From your keyboard to God's monitor.

[going hot]

I bid 9:50

[nwrep]

Amen!

[Clemenza]

Trump will give amnesty to all Venezuelans who have crossed the border over the past 3 years because they are “good people” fleeing “socialism.” We need to be consistent and stop all refugee programs whether for Venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians, etc.

[jmacusa]

“Even by victory are victors undone’’.

Trump won in 2020, we all know it. He was cheated.

It isn’t over until it’s over.

[clearcarbon]

"Why 'Comrade Kamala' memes are spreading among Latino exiles"

[Nateman]

Move over AOC. We have a bigger commie now.

[SaveFerris]

[Elon Musk, who has endorsed Trump, posted a faked image of Kamala Harris in a red uniform emblazoned with the communist hammer and sickle, captioned “Kamala vows to be a communist dictator on day one. Can you believe she wears that outfit!?”]

Oh my goodness. California Democrat Gabbin' Newsome must be apoplectic!!

Leave Gabbin' Newsome alone!!

[Ann Archy]

In the words of the GREAT TAMPON TIM WALZ....."We CAN"T TAKE 4 MORE YEARS OF THIS"!

TRUER words were never spoken!

[SaveFerris]

Where's Walzo? Find Tim Walz for extra credit! Fun for everyone!

The laughter and the giggling are a self-manufactured distraction to turn attention away from her nervousness, incompetence and inexperience.



Where's Walzo NOW? Find Tim Walz AGAIN for super extra credit!

[Ann Archy]

She STILL GIGGLES, but she HAS been DE-CACKLED!!

She is STILL STUCK ON STUPID though!!

[SaveFerris]

I can’t imagine anyone who could vote for her

[BradyLS]

In 2020, Trump was comfortably ahead on election night when counting was suspended at 10pm in a few key states where Trump was up. Amazingly, Arizona was called for Biden after only 10% of the vote had been reported. By 6am, Wednesday morning, Biden had somehow surged past Trump in the vote count in those states that suspended their count. The rest is history.

IMO, Trump won the 2020 election on Tuesday night; it was taken from him on Wednesday morning; and the courts washed their hands of it ever since. We can expect that to happen again if mail-in balloting and loose rules for accepting them are still in place in those states.

Trump needs to win by his widest margins yet because, as the Phoenix, Arizona billboard says, “If it isn’t close they can’t cheat.” I think Trump is on course to win in November. But he will need the help (or abstention) of a lot people that voted for Biden-Harris in 2020.