Minnesota Muslims (Somalis) are divided over presidential race, with some abandoning Democrats over Gaza

Qeelbax

East Africa UNUKA LEH
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Are these niggas suffering from Amnesia? He comes to Minnesota and using Somalis as a fearmongering tactic. He hates us to the core. He didn’t say shit when one of the Somali masjids were literally BOMBED by White Supremacists while he was President. Also According to him, we Somalis made Minnesota “unrecognizable”.
 
Are these niggas suffering from Amnesia? He comes to Minnesota and using Somalis as a fearmongering tactic. He hates us to the core. He didn’t say shit when one of the Somali masjids were literally BOMBED by White Supremacists while he was President. Also According to him, we Somalis made Minnesota “unrecognizable”.
It’s simple power politics, trump is going to win so might as well have some insurance for your legal status. Easy bet on the winning horse. If the GOP sees their share of the Somali vote growing they likely won’t be talking that much shit in the future. The WORST thing a minority group can do in electoral politics is devotion to a single party.

kamalas share of the black male demographic looks shaky, and because of that she’s straight up trying to bribe them
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Kisame

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im not going to be voting for the president im leaving those boxes blank. Its not like my vote matters, you don't even have to be a conspiracy theorist to follow this view, it has actual bearing. If you're not a swing state, your vote does not matter. Maybe if I was in Wisconsin it would have some power.

Even if it did have some power, Both the candidates are garbage and I dont agree with a lot of views on both sides. So why force my self to make a choice. If I were forced, I would probably chose trump because kamala has been vp the past 4 years.

You know what I think is important? Local elections, make sure u guys vote for the Somali candidates that will voice the views of the community. They will have a far greater effect to your life and its a choice that you have a real contribution too. Even if they arent somalis running, still pay attention to your local positions..

Genuine question because I saw this late. Do you even vote in local and state elections???

I do. Been voting in local and state elections every chance I got.
 

CABDULWALI XASAN.

Cabdul's Status CLOSED until further notice.
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Yo isn’t this the same guy abshir omar who was bernie sanders political coordinator in 2020?
Yeah I think so he talked about in the article after his relatives in somalia got bombed by obama, he decided to switch candidates because he believed that his views stayed the same but the democrats were moving in their ideology which is true,
 

Idilinaa

(Graduated)
He is right about literacy part. Minnesota statewide has fallen behind, its actually horrendous

Minnesota student literacy scores hit decade low​

Under 50% of Minnesota high school students read at their grade level.

But the democrats are planning on adressing it though
At the federal level, education has been a major concern. On Sept. 4th, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new federal grants to develop state testing, with Minnesota among 10 states to receive funding. The U.S. Department of Education also announced grants to specifically support literacy and resources to target chronic absenteeism.

But the ''we cannot afford anything'' part is more linked to the increase in inflation, which has been coming down though. The inflation was due to post-covid energy demand and Russia Ukraine war, it would go up no matter what Biden did because energy prices would go up. So it's not the democrats fault

The inflation has been going down though, even though the prices have remained the same but that actually shows stability, if they went through deflation it would mean the economy is going through a recession.
High inflation has led the U.S. to face a surge in consumer prices in recent years—in 2022, the U.S. saw one of the highest rates of inflation in 40 years. Grocery stores prices are now almost 25% more expensive than pre-pandemic levels, according to CPI data. The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with global conflicts like the war in Ukraine, caused major supply chain disruptions and higher prices.
 

Idilinaa

(Graduated)
This level of self hate is outstanding. I think orange man would be suprised.

We cannot dismiss them simply as something due to self hatred. What he was voicing legitimate grievances and concerns, but it is misplaced. About education and working class/consumer conditions

They need to be educated more on those topics, if trump gets into office they are going to scale back on public school funding which will makes things even worse

He is also going to introduce smoot tarrifs which will make inflation go up and lead to even higher prices. And a wider inequality
 
We cannot dismiss them simply as something due to self hatred. What he was voicing legitimate grievances and concerns, but it is misplaced. About education and working class/consumer conditions

They need to be educated more on those topics, if trump gets into office they are going to scale back on public school funding which will makes things even worse.

He is also going to introduce smoot tarrifs which will make inflation go up and lead to even higher prices. And a wider inequality
Im speaking of the fact tht this man has made his hatred of somalis known. He comes to our MN state rallies and tells the yts why are they hiring us and why dont they try deporting us. To dismiss all of that and stand there on camera endorsing him means that theyre fine with being disrespected as long as they get whatever they think trump will give them and idk wht tht even is.
 

Idilinaa

(Graduated)
Im speaking of the fact tht this man has made his hatred of somalis known. He comes to our MN state rallies and tells the yts why are they hiring us and why dont they try deporting us. To dismiss all of that and stand there on camera endorsing him means that theyre fine with being disrespected as long as they get whatever they think trump will give them and idk wht tht even is.

We all know that but to them, better working conditions and education matters more to them then what Donald Trump's opinions are about Somalis. Understandably.

Other educated Somalis should reach out to them and set them straight. If they want improvements they should reach out to their local legislators .

The donald trump/ republicans are playing a dirty game of exploiting and giving them false promises

You see this with other Muslims they bring on
 
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A small minority of wackos is not "Minnesota Somalis".
Why have they broken rank? Qabil or some guys doing igu sawir it attention-seeking?

I don’t like the idea these guys are claiming to speak for the Somali. What are the credentials and what have they done?


I am not even saying all Somalis have to support Kamala. This just looks a bit chaotic and suspicious.
 
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