So - I don't think in much of our day to day lives we should see people in racial categories.
Yes. I just co-wrote a manifesto arguing this.https://areomagazine.com/2017/08/22/a-manifesto-against-the-enemies-of-modernity/amp/ …
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Mmm-hmm. Which gets us back close to my original point - I think there are some nasty traps in seeing identity politics (in the sense ...
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... of being aware of systematic, structural, cultural patterns that continue to make it harder for disadvantaged groups and individuals...
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But that's not identity politics. That's just liberalism. Identity politics is a very specific thing.
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Really? To you, perhaps. But I don't think everyone does (or should) define it the same way.
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Intersectionals would have us believe that theirs is the only way to address imbalances but it is not. They are the identity politicians.
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The vast majority supports anti-discrimination laws & projects to get rid of barriers to disadvantaged groups. This isn't based on identity.
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This is the universal liberalism that intersectionals deny.
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If "identity politics" is a project for a tiny few - mostly academics in universities - it's split off from the...