#TrueStory The ugly reality is if America does not look long and hard at it’s historic norms we will never progress as a people.
The phrase “identity politics” is used to marginalize the significance of a topic, to quiet us down, or shut us up. But here’s the truth: Where we stand on important issues — everything from the racial wealth gap to equal pay — is about America's identity.
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And, look long & hard inside ourselves now at this point in history. “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but not themselves.” Tolstoy
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Identity politics refers to basing one's politics (or assuming the politics of others) are solely or primarily determined by their immutable characteristics (such as age/gender/ethnicity/age/etc). It's not "marginalization" at all. Nice gaslighting attempt though.
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Well stated
@TbirdTr3y_10
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In other words, “identity politics is the only hope I have of getting elected”.
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Well there must be a lot of CA Voters who IDENTIFY with
@KamalaHarris to elect her as DA, AG & Senator!pic.twitter.com/gXVIRAZSRd
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Either way, you're not winning
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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So weird, I was thinking of tracking this quote down to combat some of the racial bias dismissals I've been coming across. Immediate calls for "unity" as soon as racial inequalities are raised has become kind of a dog-whistle to dismiss racial bias by some good peoples.
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I agreed with everything you said until you wrote “good people.” At this stage, “good people” have more than a clue about their biases and have tried to improve. Bigots are not “good people.”
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