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The second-order critique of identity politics

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The second-order critique of identity politics

How a strange theoretical assumption has infected class analysis of identitarian rhetoric.

Jul 21, 2021
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Over the past several years I’ve watched with persistent frustration as a new kind of stupidity has infected the already ridiculous discourse on class and identity. Since these conversations often proceed in extremely bad faith, or among inarticulate antagonists, however, it’s been pretty difficult to put my finger on what exactly is going on.

Here’s wha…

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