Allan Bloom's real worry wasn't the "Closing of the American Mind" but the "Opening of the American Closet." Discuss.
@marksholdice That sort of reticence and rejection of public & political identities to secure rights goes hand in hand with elitist politics
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@HeerJeet Bloom was certainly an elitist. But I don't think there is an imperative on anyone to claim an identity one does not agree with -
@marksholdice Yes, no imperative but I think Bloom's hostility to modern gay identity is part and parcel of elitism and misogyny - Show replies
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