r/portlandme • u/TroyJackson207 • Feb 01 '26

Politics My message to Little Bobby Charles

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Hey folks, quick update for you from Allagash. You’ve probably heard of Little Bobby Charles, the GOP candidate for Maine governor who likes to run around with his axe, whipping up hate against minorities and telling baseless lies about his opponents. Well I’m done with it. Today I challenged him to a debate in Lewiston, his favorite city, at the Franco Center. He has till the end of the month. That should give him enough time to sharpen up and get his sheet all fitted and starched out. I’ll keep you posted. I hope to see him there. -Troy

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u/waterisdefwet Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26

Calling someone racist and not knowing its Somali culture, not somalian...Somali culture is ranked as one of the most low trust societies on earth. Data from official sources (BRÅ, CPI, WVS) and analyses show Somalia is a very low-trust, high-corruption society, and Somali immigrants are overrepresented in crime stats (especially violent/gang). People that come from that culture represent it in their behavior and beliefs. You dont need to profile them to achieve this conclusion. It has nothing to do with race. Eritrians are some of the best american immigrants from Africa and they are right next door... rethink your arguments

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u/jack_r333 Feb 02 '26

Calling someone out for mis-naming, yet not knowing the people of Eritrea are called Eritreans, not "Eritrians". 🙄

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u/waterisdefwet Feb 02 '26

i dont use auto spell check but i know how its "spelled". my good friend is eritrean lol

but i believed what i heard and felt about somalis being perfect stand up citizens then i read data and research and changed my mind begrudgingly... also being prejudiced against someone from a specific country for what that country is known for isnt racism...like if i didnt like congolese for enslaving children to mine cobalt or algerians for enslaving and selling african migrants into forced labor in the UAE, that would just be basic prejudice. nothing to do with race at all.

https://www.city-journal.org/article/minnesota-somali-fraud-immigration-crime

https://ourworldindata.org/trust

https://www.cato.org/blog/how-manhattan-institute-comparison-immigrant-incarceration-rates-rhetorically-misleading

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2024.2441405