When they’re a minority they vote as a block. Which in a country like the UK, where there’s tight elections, they can hold a tremendous amount of power in being able to tip the vote.
Nobody wants the “Muslim vote” to be specifically *against* them. They pander to them, giving them positions of power, which just empowers them further.
It’s actually a good example of why, for all its problems, a two party system is better. They can’t have the same level of influence. That said, they will, but only in one party - and we know which. It will be their doom.
In the UK, I think it might be too late. If Brexit doesn’t happen they’re done, it’s their last chance.
“It’s actually a good example of why, for all its problems, a two party system is better. “
Absolutely. Muslims have discovered that in countries that have to form coalition governments it’s possible for a small group that votes as a block to leverage enormous power.
Muslims certainly don’t vote as a bloc in the UK. Both the two main parties have significant Muslim membership.