2. Basically, the Canadian Conservative Party is doing in 2015 what the Republicans did in 1964: doubling down on "old stock" white voters.
@DougSaunders True (and I think ads to Chinese community in Mandarin play to that).
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@HeerJeet There are a lot of South Asian islamophobes who seem to respond to dog whistles enthusiastically as well. Extremely dangerous. -
@DougSaunders@HeerJeet Yes, anti-Muslim rhetoric is calculated, aimed at non-Islamic S. Asians in 905, not just Old White Guys in AB, SK,MB - Show replies
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@HeerJeet (Research shows that immigrants in Canada prefer to settle with people by region ratther than by religion... so far...)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet (In other words Indian Muslims prefer to live next to Indian Sikhs and Hindus rather than say Lebanese Muslims...) -
@DougSaunders Right, and have a generic "Indian" identity which didn't really exist in home countries.
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@HeerJeet (BUT there's reason to worry that a politics of xenophobic scapegoating could strike a blow to that welcome dynamic)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I know second generation Canadians who are 100% on board with what Harper is doing. Islamophobia is cross cultural.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Harper isn't going after immigrants in general. He's a attacking a minority that already doesn't vote for him. Ugly but smart.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@DougSaunders Jeet, I wonder whether govt bringing over disproportionate number of fundis from India.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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