Identity politics is a right-wing slur for civil rights

[JHan]

13. It was "identity politics" which gave birth to the civil rights movement..

since public policy has historically and continues to affect some groups to the benefit or detriment of others. Pointing this out is something no Liberal should be afraid to do, we should embrace it..

The constitution was originally conceived to benefit white men alone - white identity is central to almost every public policy decision and the response to changes in cultural norms and values throughout our history. As a result, the Civil Rights Movement challenged this white privilege by emphasizing how State Power impacted blacks disproportionately ( because of Identity) and Civil Rights mushroomed into an umbrella for all groups :- women, "native-americans", homosexuals etc etc.

Political fights aren’t won with universal principled arguments alone, and pretending that they are is often a mask for the identity politics of the staatsvolk. As citizens of a liberal state trying to preserve it, we need to be able to hear each other talking about particularized injustices, and to cheer each other on when we seek to overturn them. Members of disadvantaged minorities standing up for themselves aren’t to blame for the turn to populist authoritarianism; and their energy and commitment is a resource that free societies can’t do without in resisting it.

https://niskanencenter.org/blog/defense-liberty-cant-without-identity-politics/