Yes: "The reason the “Democrats must drop their obsession with identity politics” narrative has more or less become conventional wisdom in the aftermath of 2016 elections is that media—both mainstream & partisan—ignore the identity politics of the right."https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2018/10/18/media-keep-talking-about-identity-politics-what-does-it-even-mean-anymore/221736 …
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Basically, the term "identity politics" has become like the terms "political correctness" or "social justice warrior," a mostly meaningless snarl word that means "something I don't like" more than anything else.
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Replying to @gorskon
Add the term "virtue signalling" to the list. Oft used by conservative commentators to denigrate others.
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Replying to @GerardYvanovich
Added. It's an infuriating ad hominem that tries to paint one as saying what he's saying in order to garner approval rather than because he truly believes it.
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