@bronzeagemantis
peasants like to consider “the base” important in political matters because it implies they matter. Real leaders, the ones who have the ability to fix any real mess, know you must lead and control “the base”, not cater to it.
Imagine you become the ruler of a country
And your most imperative goal is to fill it with foreigners as fast as possible
With the end goal of ensuring the current majority population becomes a minority before the century is done
What would you assume motivates such a leader?