Jules Michelet on the seductions and dangers of identity politics. Sort of. Writing in 1855. About the 100 Years War.pic.twitter.com/UmieFSrpiH
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There's never been any other relevant kind. Any derisive mention of identity politics reveals naïveté (or intentional misdirection).
Or another example: the Iranian revolution. Brilliant example of a political movement that incorporated many diverse elements.
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I'd have to think about it, but revolutions are usually driven by a strong "us vs them" sentiment, which would b the purest ID politics, no?
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Absolutely, but in that sense identity is deliberately divisive (that's the whole point). The problem comes when you're trying to construct
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