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paulkienitz

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3. Why do people keep blaming the left for "identity politics"?
Tue Nov 29, 2016, 06:28 PM
Nov 2016

The right unified around white male privilege back in the days of MLK, and the left got everyone excluded from that, by default.

Best part. Eko Nov 2016 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author ismnotwasm Nov 2016 #2
Why do people keep blaming the left for "identity politics"? paulkienitz Nov 2016 #3
The author of the piece is a vehement Hillary hater ismnotwasm Nov 2016 #4
Another criticism of ID politics, because it's hot in the streets right now... JHan Nov 2016 #5
We used to consider this a bad thing. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #6
Criticism of identity politics.. JHan Nov 2016 #7
No. That in which democrats lose elections fits into the playbook of the right. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #8
What purges? JHan Nov 2016 #9
The issue transcends which counties Clinton should have campaigned in. In fact it transcends Clinton lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #10
Please explain how to appeal to straight white people... JHan Nov 2016 #11
Weren't you just lecturing me about bubbles? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #13
Everyone wants a better economy JHan Nov 2016 #15
So all the gays voted for HRC.. JHan Nov 2016 #12
Fuck intersectionality. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #14
I was helping you.. JHan Nov 2016 #16
As a political strategy, identity politics fundamentally assumes that straight white men oppose us. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #17
Identity politics takes into account.. JHan Nov 2016 #18
You certainly make many unsupported claims and allegations. LanternWaste Dec 2016 #20
the "global left" is not a handful of gender studies geeks making up new reasons to be offended yurbud Nov 2016 #19
Anyone who uses the phrase "identity politics" should have to show their support for all Democrats muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #21
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