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My mother asked why there any Asian Republican candidates running for office. At first I didn't really care because I don't have a desire to see Asian Republicans running for office, but then I came up with an answer and figured I'd better keep my mouth closed. To me, it's quite simple, really: conservative Asians are so absorbed in their own little worlds—primarily their families and their money—that they would never run for office. They listened to their parents who drilled into them the importance of financial stability and doing something "practical." In order for an Asian to get involved with politcs, that person has to be in some respects liberal, caring about social issues on a larger level, and I think that kind of person would end up with values very different from those of the Republican party. I guess I see the desire for Asian Republican politicians as self-defeating at best or utterly hypocritical at worst. People want to be represented, but they encourage their own to represent them; they leave that to other people to do and go on enjoying the freedom to live happy, contented, self-absorbed lives.

:: redeemed4hisglory @ 3:43 PM ::