Really sharp take. The doubleedged observation that Omar perfectly confirms both the elite's and the far-right's priors is painfully accurate, she's basically giving both sides exactly the story they already wanted to tell. The Ciscomani comparison lands because electabilty matters if you're gonna be taken seriously beyond your base.
The true exemplar for Somali immigrants should be Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Somali, female, refugee from Islamist fanatics, philosophy student at University of Leiden, author of her memoir "Infidel" recounting how she left Islam, now a Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Really sharp take. The doubleedged observation that Omar perfectly confirms both the elite's and the far-right's priors is painfully accurate, she's basically giving both sides exactly the story they already wanted to tell. The Ciscomani comparison lands because electabilty matters if you're gonna be taken seriously beyond your base.
Precisely!
The true exemplar for Somali immigrants should be Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Somali, female, refugee from Islamist fanatics, philosophy student at University of Leiden, author of her memoir "Infidel" recounting how she left Islam, now a Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
https://www.hoover.org/profiles/ayaan-hirsi-ali
Ayaan's memoirs are fantastic!