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Heather Cox Richardson shares Obama’s observations about pluralism.

“Since the rise of Donald Trump, the MAGA party has been the one championing identity politics, rejecting American pluralism in favor of centering whiteness…”

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/december-7-2024?r=5wdm&utm_medium=ios

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December 7, 2024

On Thursday, December 5, in Chicago, Illinois, former president Barack Obama gave the third in an annual series of lectures he has delivered since 2022 at his foundation’s Democracy Forum, which gathers experts, leaders, and young people to explore ways to safeguard democracy through community action.

Letters from an American
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@kegill Identity "politics" was invented by white settlers, mostly but not exclusively in the southern regions of the colonies, 3 to 4 centuries ago.

They have used those centuries to fine tune their message.

Unfortunately it has been very effective.