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    ‘Not all cultures equally valid’ when it comes to immigration, says Kemi Badenoch, Tory leadership candidate


    ‘Not all cultures equally valid’ when it comes to immigration, says Kemi Badenoch, Tory leadership candidate

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/29/kemi-badenoch-not-all-cultures-equally-valid-immigration?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1727604456

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    5. neilmg on

      The Tories, clearly failing to learn that running on Culture war issues alone gets you nowhere.

      Last time they were defeated it took them two election cycles to learn their lessons; Bad Enoch at the helm would certainly equal that, if not more.

    8. tllon on

      You don’t say.

      A sovereign country should have total control over who comes there and choose whatever criteria for the wannabe immigrants.

    12. Middle_Trouble_7884 on

      Rules for thee, but not for me. She has Nigerian origins. I’m not sure about the UK, but in Italy, Nigerians wouldn’t be among the most liked immigrant nationalities. Nigerian ‘roadmen’ are known for being some of the most ferocious. They are involved in small gangs and mafias (likely allowed by Italian mafias to handle the dirty work). They engage in drug dealing, murders, assassinations, and manage prostitution (often victimizing fellow black women). They are mainly Christians (at least those we have here though I know that in their country they are 50/50), so religion doesn’t play a role in this case. On the contrary, other black nationalities that are predominantly Muslim, like the Senegalese, tend to be less ‘problematic.’ Obviously, I am generalizing. Not all Nigerians are bad, just as not all Senegalese are good. This reinforces the idea that individual behavior matters more than nationality (although certain countries may be overrepresented in specific statistics) or maybe culture and religion don’t necessarily overlap in everything as many think

    13. lateformyfuneral on

      Ironic that Brexit caused a decline in immigration from the EU, which had Britain had to make up for by greater immigration from poor countries around the world. If “culture” and “common values” are important then why did these guys denigrate European immigrants for electoral advantage 🤨

    14. Wubbawubbawub on

      She is right. Certain cultural practices need to be eradicated. At the very least eradicated from Europe.