One thing that struck me among the footage out of Washington was the diversity of flags of foreign countries.
The most common flag was of the Republic of Vietnam. Other flags included: Pahlavi Iran, Israel, Cambodia, South Korea, and even Canada and Australia.
A big part of my Twitter doomscrolling was through Chinese-language diaspora media. With some notable exceptions, it overwhelmingly parrots the far-right echo chamber. I first hear of the right-wing conspiracy theories through them.
The audience for this are overwhelmingly first-generation Chinese-Americans who are not very proficient in English and who rely on their native language's media for their news, and who have socially conservative, "pro-business" views. Unfortunately, escaping the dictatorship of the CCP didn't free them from the psychological need to have a "tough guy" in charge. They have a burning hatred for the CCP, and are ecstatic at the Trump Administration's (fake) toughness on China. From my personal experience, the second-generation Chinese-Americans are extremely woke and inhabit a completely different worldview.
There was one poll that found that first-generation Asian Americans voted for Biden by 60-40, but second-generation ones voted for Biden by almost 85-15.
What sort of cultural and generational dynamics exist in other immigrant groups? Do immigrant groups from other dictatorships also suffer from a mindset requiring a "tough guy"? What about dynamics between immigrants and their children?
Here's the famous ad that turned Florida redder:
