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delisen

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6. The strategy of classifying human rights as identity politics is

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2017, 12:25 PM

May 2017

is deliberate. The definition of diversity (group of older white males having some differences of opinion) is novel.

By that re-definition of diversity the group of white males who went to Philadelphia to write the US Constitution was also diverse (we know how that turned out for women, black people, and Native Americans).

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Republicans defend having no women in health care group [View all] babylonsister May 2017 OP

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Half the human race is "identity politics"?!?!?! Coventina May 2017 #4

you took the words right off of my fingertips.... dhill926 May 2017 #5

The strategy of classifying human rights as identity politics is delisen May 2017 #6

Well, to be truthful, they probably have some Senators mnhtnbb May 2017 #7

Horseshit. trof May 2017 #8

Women scare republicans jambo101 May 2017 #9

"Identity Politics" eh? Sadly, I have heard that familiar admonition before. NurseJackie May 2017 #10