"I know you've never gone in for identity politics. That doesn't mean that the left isn't the side of the political aisle where identity politics resides. You can't redefine the political left to be "only the bits that I agree with." Significant, powerful, influential portions of the political left have lost their way on identity politic…
"I know you've never gone in for identity politics. That doesn't mean that the left isn't the side of the political aisle where identity politics resides. You can't redefine the political left to be "only the bits that I agree with." Significant, powerful, influential portions of the political left have lost their way on identity politics."
OK this part gave me pause, I think you have a real point here but please allow me some quibble.
I have actually studied leftist politics; I hung out at Red and Black Books in my 20s, I've read Marx (Karl, not Groucho), I live in a Communist country. My definition isn't so nebulous as to make it synonymous with "the Democratic Party" (I bet even AOC believes in free markets) or "anyone the right hates." I would say that the right is every bit as steeped in IP albeit with different identities (their own, not minorities real and imagined).
If you don't mind I would like to take this offline, I don't think others want to read it and I am uncomfortable engaging in self-defense. I'm at cheopys@gmail.com.
Hey Chris, my emails are already a nightmare of triage that I wouldn't want to add a conversation to. but you can DM me on Twitter. You can find me at @steevqj
"I know you've never gone in for identity politics. That doesn't mean that the left isn't the side of the political aisle where identity politics resides. You can't redefine the political left to be "only the bits that I agree with." Significant, powerful, influential portions of the political left have lost their way on identity politics."
OK this part gave me pause, I think you have a real point here but please allow me some quibble.
I have actually studied leftist politics; I hung out at Red and Black Books in my 20s, I've read Marx (Karl, not Groucho), I live in a Communist country. My definition isn't so nebulous as to make it synonymous with "the Democratic Party" (I bet even AOC believes in free markets) or "anyone the right hates." I would say that the right is every bit as steeped in IP albeit with different identities (their own, not minorities real and imagined).
If you don't mind I would like to take this offline, I don't think others want to read it and I am uncomfortable engaging in self-defense. I'm at cheopys@gmail.com.
Hey Chris, my emails are already a nightmare of triage that I wouldn't want to add a conversation to. but you can DM me on Twitter. You can find me at @steevqj