I find this is the case pretty much anytime leads with, “As a <whatever>, I believe that...” Like they make it sound like because they identify as an anarchist

I find this is the case pretty much anytime leads with, “As a <whatever>, I believe that...” Like they make it sound like because they identify as an anarchist or a libertarian or a Christian or a mom or whatever <blank> is, that that determines their big picture view of everything, and they have to contextualize everything in terms of that thing. They want to have something to point at and tell them what they should think about, and that because their view comes from their personal identity, rejecting the view means rejecting them on a personal level somehow. Like, an actual libertarian (for example) should be able to make a good case for their perspective without making it sound like their chosen personal identity is somehow forcing them to see things in a particular way. People should think things because they are rational, not because they identify with an ideology that they allow to dictate their beliefs on the stuff that they haven’t done their homework on. TL;DR you can identify a lot of bullshit and sloppy thinking if you listen to what someone says after they invoke the dreaded, “as a <blank>, I think that...” and anarchists are no exception.