British Sikh community rethinking their support of far-right political party
7h 3m ago by lemmy.world/u/robomuffin79 in leopardsatemyface from www.theguardian.com
Recent success among Sikh voters in doubt after party’s proposed kirpan ban adds to sense of racist scapegoating
The leopards are equal opportunity face munchers.
The leopards were never bigoted in their diet.
An article just yesterday about conservative Muslims in Texas being shunned. And people like this is why we have Trump.
So much for being “one of the good ones”. They don’t need you as proof of them not being racist now that being racist is officially fine.
Somehow, some way I also get the sneaking sense somewhere in the back of my mind that the openly, abhorrently racist Reform Party might be involved in racist scapegoating from time to time.
Turns out religion doesn't make people any more intelligent, who would have thunk it.
I find dbzero’s religion-pologia weird.
This is one of those instances.
But have their beleifs and values changed? Or do they just not think the right will further those interests anymore?
Ay yi yi