Whenever I hear progressives using the term "identity politics" with a straight face, I picture Steve Bannon & Stephen Miller high-fiving each other. "Identity politics" is a made-up thing,https://twitter.com/VincentHorn/status/1017196118722121729 …
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an idea invented by far-right populists to rally a racist base & distract from real issues. As
@mattyglesias writes, “People have identities, and people are mobilized politically around those identities. There is no other way to do politics than to do identity politics.”2 replies 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
So while I can't answer
@VincentHorn's question directly because I don't know, I can beg my dear friends not to accept or repeat reactionary talking points even when the intention is good-faith discussion. As the US spirals toward fascism, the stakes are high.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @KennethFolk @VincentHorn
we can say the same thing about “social justice warriors” and “conspiracy theory”. terminologies created by propagandists to divide, manipulate, and misinform the public. whoever co-opts language and media controls the population
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Fact: While at Harvard Divinit School for a gathering of the most progressive, activist millennial religious leaders in the country, they positively referred to themselves as social justice warriors on several occasions. This was in 2016.
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labels, even when created for good purpose, can be coopted, misappropriated, and “weaponized” especially in politics. whoever controls the narrative wins. reminds me of this quote attributed to Karl Rove (he denies it). that’s why, in my view, #PoliticsIsNecessaryBullshit
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