The problem with a left politics that has identity at its center is that it necessarily emphasizes what divides people from each other.
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
Surely very difficult to solve problems specific to people's identities without placing attention firmly on those identities?
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Replying to @joolsthebass @JulieTyler12
Of course. But there's a difference between asking why and making atomistic identity your organising principle.
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
Maybe. My concern is that the only people I see decrying divisions caused by identity politics are those on the easy side...
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Replying to @joolsthebass @JulieTyler12
Well, not the only people, but it's a fair point. There's no doubt there's less at stake for people like me.
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