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Originally Posted by Kobi
American liberalism fell under the spell of identity politics, with disastrous consequences. Driven originally by a sincere desire to protect the most vulnerable Americans, the left has now unwittingly balkanized the electorate, encouraged self-absorption rather than solidarity, and invested its energies in social movements rather than in party politics. Lilla goes to show how the left's identity-focused individualism insidiously conspired with the amoral economic individualism of the Reaganite right to shape an electorate with little sense of a shared future and near-contempt for the idea of the common good. In the contest for the American imagination, liberals have abdicated.
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This book is fascinating from both a historical and a behavioral standpoint.
If you are curious as to why intersectionalism is problematic in both interpersonal movements and political ways, he explains it well.
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Hm, this sounds interesting. I might look at this since this new wave has foregone the collective in favor of the individual, which is worrying.
Is it anti-intersectional or does it examine the issues this new generation is having?
I’m just reading academic stuff, but I hope to start a Coetzee novel soon.