It is well-known mechanism for people previously on the margins who have succeeded into prestigious, privileged places to be against diversity. I think about Priti Patel or Rishi Sunak ; take me in, but don’t let anyone enter after me. I believe this comes from a desire of being liked by those who you admire and want to feel as an equal—turning back on the very people you could have belonged to if you had been born ten years later is a way to legitimize your ozn belonging to the prestigious, powerful group.
This seems both pretty implausible to me and pretty rude. I’m not aware of any real evidence that this supposed ‘well-known’ mechanism is at play with Rishi, and it seems disrespectful to assume that ethnic minorities are not allowed to be conservatives out of genuine ideological agreement, rather than stockholm syndrome or survivor guilt.
It also seems like a story without an underlying phenomena to explain. Rishi’s cabinet, the body over whose makeup he has the most influence, is ~19% non-white if you exclude Rishi, basically exactly in-line with overall UK demographics (or higher if you include him); the Great Offices of State are 2⁄3 non-white (or 3⁄4 if you include him), significantly higher than the shadow cabinet.
So you cite stats of race, which I don’t believe at all is evidence of good practice. Its not about having a quota of a certain race. It’s about what you do with power. And so far Rishis cabinet has been having very conservative policies that do not benefit the majority of people who share the same skin color. It’s like saying that because you have cabinet full of women it’s diversity. Nope. Someone like Jacinda Ardern does act for women, but someone like Lizz Truss doesnt. It’s all about how you use power, not who uses power.
This seems both pretty implausible to me and pretty rude. I’m not aware of any real evidence that this supposed ‘well-known’ mechanism is at play with Rishi, and it seems disrespectful to assume that ethnic minorities are not allowed to be conservatives out of genuine ideological agreement, rather than stockholm syndrome or survivor guilt.
It also seems like a story without an underlying phenomena to explain. Rishi’s cabinet, the body over whose makeup he has the most influence, is ~19% non-white if you exclude Rishi, basically exactly in-line with overall UK demographics (or higher if you include him); the Great Offices of State are 2⁄3 non-white (or 3⁄4 if you include him), significantly higher than the shadow cabinet.
So you cite stats of race, which I don’t believe at all is evidence of good practice. Its not about having a quota of a certain race. It’s about what you do with power. And so far Rishis cabinet has been having very conservative policies that do not benefit the majority of people who share the same skin color. It’s like saying that because you have cabinet full of women it’s diversity. Nope. Someone like Jacinda Ardern does act for women, but someone like Lizz Truss doesnt. It’s all about how you use power, not who uses power.