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muriel_volestrangler

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21. Anyone who uses the phrase "identity politics" should have to show their support for all Democrats

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 01:19 PM

Dec 2016

through the whole election, or get laughed off the stage as a self-serving hack. Yves Smith fails; she spent ages attacking Hillary. Smith forged her own 'identity'. Ha-ha, the OP article is full of shit.

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How the Global Left Destroyed Itself (or, All Sex Is Not Rape) [View all] lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 OP

Best part. Eko Nov 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author ismnotwasm Nov 2016 #2

Why do people keep blaming the left for "identity politics"? paulkienitz Nov 2016 #3

The author of the piece is a vehement Hillary hater ismnotwasm Nov 2016 #4

Another criticism of ID politics, because it's hot in the streets right now... JHan Nov 2016 #5

We used to consider this a bad thing. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #6

Criticism of identity politics.. JHan Nov 2016 #7

No. That in which democrats lose elections fits into the playbook of the right. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #8

What purges? JHan Nov 2016 #9

The issue transcends which counties Clinton should have campaigned in. In fact it transcends Clinton lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #10

Please explain how to appeal to straight white people... JHan Nov 2016 #11

Weren't you just lecturing me about bubbles? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #13

Everyone wants a better economy JHan Nov 2016 #15

So all the gays voted for HRC.. JHan Nov 2016 #12

Fuck intersectionality. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #14

I was helping you.. JHan Nov 2016 #16

As a political strategy, identity politics fundamentally assumes that straight white men oppose us. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #17

Identity politics takes into account.. JHan Nov 2016 #18

You certainly make many unsupported claims and allegations. LanternWaste Dec 2016 #20

the "global left" is not a handful of gender studies geeks making up new reasons to be offended yurbud Nov 2016 #19

Anyone who uses the phrase "identity politics" should have to show their support for all Democrats muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #21