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eorrer5 t1_ivshkbw wrote

Reply to comment by locheness4 in Comparison of votes in the governor election by NYC Districts 2022 vs. 2018 by shamansufi

Not that I speak for all Asians, but I have a lot of Asian friends in the city and while they are younger and typically vote blue, their parents are quite often single issue voters that vote Republican/for Zeldin because they feel that Democrats don't care enough about Asians and addressing Asian hate crimes. For example, I know many parents of friends who live in south Brooklyn (bensonhurst, bay ridge, dyker heights) who've voted for Maliotakis because she has been quite vocal regarding being tough on crime, specifically Asian hate. I dont believe Republicans would be better for Asians than Democrats, but I do believe Democratic leaders continuously have shown they just don't really care. I'm just trying to give insight into how Asians in NYC think when it comes to voting, especially the older ones.

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oreosfly t1_ivth03u wrote

> I dont believe Republicans would be better for Asians than Democrats, but I do believe Democratic leaders continuously have shown they just don't really care

Yup. I want to know how you're going to make it safer for my parents to get to work tomorrow. Not 5 years from now, not 10 years from now, not one generation from now. To the uninterested observer, Republicans are campaigning on that issue directly. Lots of liberals just babble about "root causes" and "long term solutions" - that does absolutely nothing for Asians who are in fear stabbed, beat, and shoved in front of trains today.

For some reason it is incredibly hard for Democrats to get that through their thick skulls and they will continue to bleed votes until they understand that. One side is talking about how they willl address crime now, the other side prefers to get into a whole academic discussion about structural issues. The average working class voter does not give a rats ass about the academic BS.

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eorrer5 t1_ivtvr25 wrote

I have not studied or have worked in a position close to politics, but in my opinion, it seems that Democrats take the Asian vote for granted and automatically assume they will have it due to historical turnout. Additionally, Asians are a smaller minority group compared to other minority groups which makes adding Asian issues as a focal point to anyone's campaign not as "sexy" or popular compared to other big issues like abortion or other civil rights pertaining to other groups. Republicans at least virtue signal -- not that this is any better. It's a shame to hear Democratic leaders just continuously not give a shit about Asians. Your story is very common among Asians, especially those in NYC. My parents were and are scared shitless to take the train and have avoided the mta since covid started, luckily they can wfh otherwise they would be rightfully stressed to the moon every day. Same story for many of the older Asians I know too.

Edit: grammar

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HistoryAndScience t1_ivtpc3n wrote

I don’t think it’s because Democrats don’t care. I think that in NYC they are beholden to a small vocal group who are full defund everyday and treat any criticism of that as proof that you’re fascist. I’m not even kidding, I met someone once who left snacks in her car for people who break in to rob her so they weren’t hungry after they broke in. However, they still have to publicly act blasé or talk about “root causes” and not action because otherwise they may lose their primary

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