I had understood it to mean that different political factions capitalize on people's group membership, as contrasted with more generalized policical issues. "I am a progressive." "You are fat, get out of my club."

with others, Identity politics.

which had gone on for so long, might eventually claim my son (then about 3 years old). I became an activist in that movement. My son remembers my buttons and the marches I went on. I think it formed in him some basis for his becoming a lawyer. I have given him my button collection from that era to pass along to his son and explain the basis for my activism.

It was just never called that

Whinging and blubbering and striking out because of their "victim" status. OppReSSed the moment someone unlike them gets equal treatment

But when women and minorities mobilize for their rights and seek representation, it's "identity politics"

Does that have a positive or negative connotation? Do you think of it as a way of putting them down? Or as a way of acknowledging their power as groups?

If that's what you mean?

The group practicing the unacknowledged identity politics projected their own behavior on women and minorities by saying "waah, you're doing identity politics!"

I missed that
good grief

And what exactly leads you to that belief?

...that for many it is a way for the right wing to slur the left. My post is to find out what different people on DU thing.

And you heavily implied you are against identity politics, using pronouns, etc.

What answer do you want?

I acknowledged that it's necessary until we come up with something else. Why is that so hard to understand?

I mean I am for equal protection under the law for all and our history as a country has not always guaranteed such even now. So should we take up the fight to make sure that happens? Yes we should in a perfect world all Americans would so that we may fulfill the idea of America that has been created.

continues to cause.

Tom pretty much sums up my thoughts on any form of "Exceptionalism", "Nationalism (aka patriotism), that infers that any group is less than another.

And yes, it’s a right wing construct and pejorative term the same way “politically correct” was/is.

Any minority or underrepresented group who merely asks for equal treatment falls under the category of identity politics. And, of course, the right wingers are quick to point out that anyone advocating for these groups only care about them or care about them over “regular Americans” which of course means white guys.

It’s a huge part of the divisive tactics used by capitalists to keep the working class fighting each other instead of coming after them.

It works brilliantly unfortunately.

Okay, I tend to like to use the words that make up DEI.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion.
Identity fits in really well with all of them, but Identity is not the focus. The focus is "Diversity" - casting your information and experience net as far as you can
"Equity" - providing necessary resources so there is not a recipient that is left disadvantaged more than others; or using actual, objective merit of the criteria you are using to perform the task or what you are looking for in a candidate and applying that equally across all your choices.
"Inclusion" - not disregarding a candidate based on stereotype or prejudice if that candidate meets all objective criteria.
Just because "She looks too young and girly, He looks like roadkill in homeless clothes, They look too ethnic or weird..." Those are, like, Your Opinion, dude".
..that young looking girly girl might also be a Tai kwando black belt who runs two miles and powerlifts 200 lbs daily - and can probably kick Kegsbreath's ass from DC to Tijuana any day of the week.
Hell, "Girly Girl" was my then 26 year old neighbor ten years ago; SDFD hired her after a stint as a Marine grunt (for the GI bill) as a firefighter and she was working her way to LT when we moved and lost track.
So, hurray for DEI! F*** "Identity politics", that's a Right Wing Meme, like "Welfare Queen"

Recently I was surprised to find that some people think 2 + 2 = 22. People can hold weird ideas, but it doesn't change math.

The idea is to insult and dismiss liberal policies as being pandering to women and minorities. An earlier version was "special" rights for gay people, e.g., rather than equal rights, etc.

Moreover, it deflects from the fact that white supremacy is blatant and overtly identity politics.

And made negative. Every few years a new one will appear that the left uses...politically correct, woke, DEI - and within a pretty short amount of time rightwingers will seize on that term, go apeshit over it, and change its meaning to include all their boogeymen. Then we'll come up with a new one.

Rinse and repeat.

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People blame Harris for focusing on identity politics instead of table top issues, but her actual campaign wasn't the one running trans commercials or using code words for racism. Basically identity politics is used exclusively by the right get the poor fighting among themselves while they steal from them. Typically Democrats run on broader themes like equality, equity, opertunity.

Any policy that promotes equal access to programs and services for anybody other than white Christian heterosexual men is considered identity politics.

It is not a both sides issue when the president and his cronies are firing women and minorities. The job losses in the black and Latino communities is staggering because we don’t want no woke ideology. I’ve never heard a black person say I’m concerned that my flight may not be safe because the pilot is white. Never does anyone question if a white person is qualified, it is assumed he is. I have never seen a more unqualified group of people than the people who are running our government. DEI hires the lot of them.

Is normally a segue. Minorities are being hammered and vilified by the people in power. We need people to stand with us and uphold us during these difficult times. Not try to find solutions to a problem we did not create. I normally do not quote Dr king but he was spot on about white moderates .