3 ms·
How is this identity politics? I responded to a comment that was essentially saying “all viewpoints are political” in response to a comment that literally said
by throwaway316943 5y ago
How is this identity politics?
I responded to a comment that was essentially saying “all viewpoints are political” in response to a comment that literally said
> Only dictatorships have historically wanted to permeate every aspect of life with politics. The USSR used to say "everything is politics".
The communist jab was due to them using the same strategy that the USSR used. I’m not sure if they were doing that intentionally or unknowingly out of habit or ideology, in either case they were being obtuse.
- wpietri 5y agoI think you grossly mischaracterize the comment you were responding to. And yes, invoking communism is very much an identity politics signifier in this discussion. One side of this debate is endlessly calling everything they don't like "communism" and "(cultural) Marxism". Which is pretty bonkers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Marxism_conspiracy_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Marxism_conspiracy_th...
- throwaway316943 5y agoCan you not see the irony in > Only dictatorships have historically wanted to permeate every aspect of life with politics. The USSR used to say "everything is politics" Being responded to with > That is one way to see it, aka a political opinion. I’m genuinely curious in how you interpret that differently. If they had ended the comment with “comrade” it would have made a good joke.