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In reply to the discussion: Identity politics is a right-wing slur for civil rights [View all]Uponthegears
(1,499 posts)31. Thank you for this
And your other posts (with the single exception of the one Bernie dig) in this string.
It amazes me that on DU there are people who don't accept that some folks deserve more because the are starting behind.
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Civil rights is about equality, while identity politics is about advantages for specific groups
FarCenter
Dec 2016
#1
As a coalition including groups based on racial and gender identities, I doubt they can avoid it
FarCenter
Dec 2016
#5
It's always about civil or human rights for specific groups so "identity" minimizes the issues.
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#6
actually Identity Politics is about coalescing as a political force to get civil rights for those
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2016
#9
right, but the question is whether the term is tainted and if there is a better term for it
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2016
#18
the term is a right wing term, that the left after this election seems to have taken up
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2016
#32
I personally think this is important but am wondering about the term itself-- is it tainted
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2016
#19
While I agree that it's not an ideal term (I'd prefer "social issue politics", Bernie Sanders
whathehell
Dec 2016
#8
bernie sanders is not right wing but he never has had to cater to nonwhite constituents
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2016
#10
no, he did very poorly with non-whites. even young non-whites voted for him at much lower levels
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2016
#12
right. my point is that he didn't do well with minorities, and he will continue to alienate us
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2016
#29
attend to, listen to, deal with, be sensitive to: are all phrases that i can live with
La Lioness Priyanka
Dec 2016
#23
I like your idea. Identity politics sounds too much like "Vote for me because I look like you"
yurbud
Dec 2016
#17
Identity Politics can apply to all groups regardless of race or party affiliation
DemocraticSocialist8
Dec 2016
#22
Of course it is and the ones using it that way are complicit in the alt rightining of america
bravenak
Dec 2016
#26
thanks-- to be clear, I am not against anything you wrote, it's just whether the words
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2016
#42