I, for one, have never said the first sentence and I was disagreeing with someone who made the claim that Sunak wasn’t favoured because of race/ethnicity. I don’t know why you picked up on that, I thought you’d agree on that point. Unless I am misinterpreting your direction with that (I am doing so, because you are quoting me, the only one person to say race – I may be being sensitive, but I am used to being misrepresented by you now).
That second quote is a stated opinion, not one argued out, but one valid and not ridiculous just because you disagree.