"#Mounk builds a powerful case that the #identitysynthesis is indeed a trap. Genuine insights, important realisations and #progressive values lure the sympathetic. But too often those insights are developed in extreme and implausible ways, ultimately betraying the very goals they claim to value."
#woke #identitypolitics
https://theconversation.com/how-a-new-identity-focused-ideology-has-trapped-the-left-and-undermined-social-justice-217085
How a new identity-focused ideology has trapped the left and undermined social justice

Is social justice advanced by focusing on people’s different identities? Or is this worldview ultimately a trap?

The Conversation

Worth reading, as always, from Yascha Mounk in re how we can reject left-wing #identitysynthesis without being co-opted by right-wing anti-wokeness.

Via @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/opinion/identity-politics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Opinion | How to Argue Against Identity Politics Without Turning Into a Reactionary

State your position loudly and clearly, and don’t lose sight of the values that guide you.

The New York Times