7. There are well-to-do Torontonians who think that racism and homophobia aren't part of city's daily life. They are great fools.
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8. There's some parallels with Ford's use of homophobia to divide & conquer and similar technique in contemporary France.
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9. Toronto police is kind of terrible at minority relations. That too is plays into how non-whites see the Rob Ford story.
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10. Last thought: wouldn't argue that Ford will be re-elected & his pitch will work. But important to understand what his pitch is.
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11. We also need to think about class divide within immigrant communities. Ford's pitched aimed at working class.
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12. Anecdotal but I'd say immigrants who are teachers & accountants have soured on Ford more than working class immigrants.
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@HeerJeet that said, i agree he has had some w/class support, that he will continue to have some, and that we need to understand why/how.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@addarioandrea As I said, claim was anecdotal, based on talking to pro-Ford people in Rexdale (and those disenchanted with Ford).
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