Three years ago, writing in the Federalist, I noted how the Left's embrace - and political deployment - of identity politics had given rise to, and become a perverse justification for, white supremacy, a blunt rejection of the collective call by the Left and academia to demonize whiteness.
He trafficked in identity and grievance politics while supporting much of the Green New Deal.
In my piece, I commiserated with some of the alt-right's concerns while rejecting its underlying philosophy; I counseled the rejection of all identity politics and intersectionality, suggesting instead a return to founding principles: constitutionalism, federalism, republicanism, the rule of law, assimilation, and - most crucially - individualism, individual rights, and autonomy.
Intersectionality developed as a way to prioritize the leftist grievance scale, but the damage had already been done: as a free-floating individual in a political and cultural climate, one was rendered less than powerless in the ascendant identity hierarchy; yet in a group, for such individuals, the perception of regained political power and renewed purpose was able to take root.
The resurgence of white supremacy is but the manifestation of a competing identity narrative in a toxic, Balkanized identity politics culture.
The Left has shown in the wake of recent shootings and civil unrest that it will not surrender its animating, identity politics program, which it continues ruthlessly to enforce through shaming, doxxing, boycotts, media propaganda, PC language, and physical intimidation.
Unless and until you understand identity politics - how and why it works and from where it draws its "Intellectual" power - you will not be able to stop it.
https://spectator.org/its-time-to-declare-war-on-identity-politics/
He trafficked in identity and grievance politics while supporting much of the Green New Deal.
In my piece, I commiserated with some of the alt-right's concerns while rejecting its underlying philosophy; I counseled the rejection of all identity politics and intersectionality, suggesting instead a return to founding principles: constitutionalism, federalism, republicanism, the rule of law, assimilation, and - most crucially - individualism, individual rights, and autonomy.
Intersectionality developed as a way to prioritize the leftist grievance scale, but the damage had already been done: as a free-floating individual in a political and cultural climate, one was rendered less than powerless in the ascendant identity hierarchy; yet in a group, for such individuals, the perception of regained political power and renewed purpose was able to take root.
The resurgence of white supremacy is but the manifestation of a competing identity narrative in a toxic, Balkanized identity politics culture.
The Left has shown in the wake of recent shootings and civil unrest that it will not surrender its animating, identity politics program, which it continues ruthlessly to enforce through shaming, doxxing, boycotts, media propaganda, PC language, and physical intimidation.
Unless and until you understand identity politics - how and why it works and from where it draws its "Intellectual" power - you will not be able to stop it.
https://spectator.org/its-time-to-declare-war-on-identity-politics/
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