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Matt's avatar

That was certainly the most well-rounded description of "identity politics" I've read. I sometimes suspect people like T have the social version of a fetish when it comes to the suffering of individuals from historically marginalized communities. Every new incident is an endorphin rush.

Another tragic irony: for a guy who identifies himself by a single capital letter, he sure is quick to abandon capitalization in his writing.

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Steve QJ's avatar

"I sometimes suspect people like T have the social version of a fetish when it comes to the suffering of individuals from historically marginalized communities"

Spot on. Fetish is exactly the word. Which is why, in part, it's so impervious to reason.

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