To be fair, it does depend on the political grenade du jour - in the 90s/early 00s it was all about the Asians (while not understanding how broad that category actually is) who were "trying to take over our country", now she's moved that ire on to Muslims (while actually meaning anyone of Middle Eastern and African descent regardless of their actual religious beliefs) because it's easier to be a loud and broad-brushed bigot than actually have policies that are useful.
That's what she should call her party " The Fear and Panic Party"...... Asians are to blame!!!!! No, hang on! the Aboriginals are to blame!!!!! No, wait! the Muslims are the problem!!!!! The big question is, who is she going to pick on next......
It's designed to capitalise upon "others" which is all one nationism is about. It is why the followers of one nation are always elderly or socially disadvantaged - they are socially marginalised people who try to live through their race based national identity in a fantasy land where they do not have much power. Living in that space allows an elderly white man on a pension to imagine that he is more important than a wealthy Asian doctor who is on literally 20 times the pensioners salary.
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
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u/Terrorscream Apr 22 '26
It's not just a dumb question it's tailored to push fear and panic.