pipsqueak1984@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 8 months agoHalf of all Canadians say there are too many immigrants: pollnationalpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down112
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkHalf of all Canadians say there are too many immigrants: pollnationalpost.compipsqueak1984@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 8 months agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up19·8 months agoI think this is it. The survey points to rational thinking amongst the most severely affected, not a racist aversion.
minus-squarerab@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up17·8 months agoThey (upper class) want it to sound racist though. Immigration plus housing crunch is making people who own property incredibly rich
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoOoooof, now that’s a spicy conjecture! I don’t think this is done consciously by most but it doesn’t change the effects. 🤭
minus-squarerab@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoI think it’s definitely done consciously by politicians though, as the majority of MPs are landlords
I think this is it. The survey points to rational thinking amongst the most severely affected, not a racist aversion.
They (upper class) want it to sound racist though. Immigration plus housing crunch is making people who own property incredibly rich
Ooooof, now that’s a spicy conjecture! I don’t think this is done consciously by most but it doesn’t change the effects. 🤭
I think it’s definitely done consciously by politicians though, as the majority of MPs are landlords