Margaret Thatcher wins newly rich Indians that Labour ignored
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Thatcher recognised that newly wealthy Indian-British voters were sick of Labour taking minority support for granted, and won their allegiance, illustrating how the right co-opts minorities the left assumes are automatically on its side.
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As told 3
“genius, sorry i hate her, of margaret thatcher was that she got something... the newly rich indians... preferred conservative party.”
“Margaret Thatcher. She discovered that in the UK... Indians... their income is on average already higher than the average English”
“The average Indian Indian of ethnic origins in the UK the average Indian was already slightly more wealthy than the average white British guy.”
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fake feminism / fake anti-racism
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ideology
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liberal racist trap
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Thatcher recognised that newly wealthy Indian-British voters were sick of Labour taking minority support for granted, and won their allegiance, illustrating how the right co-opts minorities the left assumes are automatically on its side., illustrating fake feminism / fake anti-racism,ideology (incorporation of diversity)
Margaret Thatcher discovered that Indian immigrants in the UK had higher average incomes than white English workers, contradicting the Left’s assumption that immigrants are automatically poor and thus natural allies., illustrating ideology,capitalism
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