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I bring this up in response to Stacey Abrams embracing identity politics (and getting flak for it).
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Identity Politics is Necessary (Original Post)
ProudLib72
Feb 2019
OP
Who gives a shit what conservatives think? The personal is political, and all politics are personal.
WhiskeyGrinder
Feb 2019
#7
How does identity politics deal with the biggest threat we face-climate change?
jalan48
Feb 2019
#10
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,394 posts)1. "Necessary evil"? What the...?
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)3. Here, I'll give you an article
Stacey Abrams Full Embrace of Identity Politics Is a Recipe for Disaster
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/02/04/stacey-abrams-full-embrace-of-identity-politics-is-a-recipe-for-disaster/
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/02/04/stacey-abrams-full-embrace-of-identity-politics-is-a-recipe-for-disaster/
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,394 posts)7. Who gives a shit what conservatives think? The personal is political, and all politics are personal.
Calling the concept of identity politics a "necessary evil" kind of tips the table, don't you think?
Empowerer
(3,900 posts)2. All politics is "Identity Politics"
The only time anyone complains about it is if the identity is something other than white and male.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)5. I think that is true
The hegemonic "identity" does not see itself as a separate "identity" but rather the "norm" that does not need to explain itself.
TCJ70
(4,387 posts)6. Exactly. It's just another word for speaking to specific groups concerns...
...which all politicians do and are pretty much required to do.
Cha
(297,512 posts)4. It's not "evil".. it's vital.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)8. Thanks Cha. I changed the title
I said that in response to the naysayers condemning Abrams and something posted in another thread here.
Cha
(297,512 posts)9. Good.. and Thanks!
It wasn't a good look.
jalan48
(13,881 posts)10. How does identity politics deal with the biggest threat we face-climate change?