The politics of power ( and the preservation thereof ) are fascinating and largely appalling to me. I find that there are two important take-aways in what you'r

The politics of power ( and the preservation thereof ) are fascinating and largely appalling to me. I find that there are two important take-aways in what you're calling out. 1 - Although there is some degree of truth in a "critical mass" required of like minds in order to "get things done" for a cause, it is also critical to "gather and scatter" in that critical mass and not exist solely among like minds. This is so critical for advancement of whatever the idea both in the "evangelism" sense and the "development" sense, that I don't see a need for a second reason. 2 - That identity politics should be avoided at all costs, and not simply for political parties. It saddens me that generations of voters have pulled red or blue levers for any reason other than to make the statement "I wholeheartedly agree with all of these candidates"