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Sunday, June 12, 2022

Dangers of Identity Politics

Islamic fundamentalists are using woke tactics to crush free speech
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/11/islamic-fundamentalists-using-woke-tactics-crush-free-speech/
 
Francis Fukuyama (2018):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/09/18/identity-politics/
More broadly, nationalism and politicized religious movements like Islamism are also based on offended dignity. Russia was humiliated by NATO moving east during a period of weakness. China is recovering from its “hundred years of humiliation.” And fighters for the Islamic State believe that they are winning back the dignity of repressed and abused Muslims around the world. All of these movements are obviously willing to sacrifice material interests for the sake of the recovery of group dignity.
 
Against Identity Politics: The New Tribalism and the Crisis of Democracy
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/americas/2018-08-14/against-identity-politics-tribalism-francis-fukuyama