A leftist party adopted anti-Tamil nationalism opportunistically when politically expedient

Evidence

The JVP initially sympathized with the Tamils’ plight and even argued that its cadres and Tamil rebels were fighting against the same oppressive regime, but the party changed its position and embraced nationalistic rhetoric when doing so suited its purposes. The JVP turned especially nationalistic after the July 1987 Indo-Lanka Accord was signed. — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 159

Categorization

• XREF: This echoes the reader’s core question of whether enmity is manufactured for political advantage rather than primordial — connects to the broader manufactured-enemy literature (Base Nation, Islamophobia books). — connects to: Sri Lanka’s 1956 election introduced ethnic outbidding as a political tactic — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 121; A leftist party adopted anti-Tamil nationalism purely for political advantage.; Political groups adopt nationalist rhetoric opportunistically — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist…, 159 (+3 more)
• SEED: Supports an essay on how political parties weaponize ethnic nationalism as a tool of legitimacy, flipping ideological position when doing so suits purposes.

Broader Connections

• A leftist party adopted anti-Tamil nationalism purely for political advantage. #corroborates (1.00)
• Political groups adopt nationalist rhetoric opportunistically #expands (0.93) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 159
• Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism is reactive, not primordial #expands (0.80) — Neil DeVotta, Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalist Ideology, 105
• Ethnic nationalism within the party defeated Americanizing Marxism #complicates (0.80)
• Anti-war movements reduced socialism to anti-colonial nationalism #complicates (0.75) — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory, 128