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2016 Postmortem

Gregorian

(23,867 posts) Tue May 31, 2016, 04:12 PM May 2016

Consequences of Weaponized Identity Politics

There are some profound points about the need to address vulnerable in our society. It's about the three candidates specifically with respect to the outcome for those who desperately need help.

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Consequences of Weaponized Identity Politics (Original Post) Gregorian May 2016 OP

... using identity politics to maintain the status quo from which they're benefitting. lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #1

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lumberjack_jeff

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1. ... using identity politics to maintain the status quo from which they're benefitting.

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Tue May 31, 2016, 04:27 PM

May 2016

He makes another good point: in a polarized system, if identity politics is our thing, Republicans are going to be the opposite.

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