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Imho - this is why identity politics of the left mixed with capitalism dividing us all into demos for ads/marketing is dangerous. I'd also add right wing reacti
by loudtieblahblah 5y ago
Imho - this is why identity politics of the left mixed with capitalism dividing us all into demos for ads/marketing is dangerous. I'd also add right wing reactionary bull to the left wing variety of this as well.
Who you are becomes infinitely more interesting than the quality of your character or your actions.
Pretending to be disabled or atypical neurological is one. Explosions, as high as 1500% increase in Sweden, of Tran identity is another. I'd argue building tribes of reactionaries trying to out-victim everyone else, like incels, are also a part of this. You see dominant religious groups take pages out of minority playbooks and do it back, faking injury like a pro soccer player.
This swj/capitalist duality we have is utterly toxic.the reaction to it is toxic too.
We are not our race, gender, who we sleep with or our diagnosis. And I say that as someone with multiple autoimmune and psych disorders. It's not cool. It doesn't make me unique or cool or funny or more valid. I felt more valid when I didn't have these things I try not to look at as labels of "am" and more of "experiencing". I don't like to admit it. I don't even let my employers know even though it'd afford me greater flexibility and leeway.
You're gonna see an increase of trans-racial, self-hating majorities, reactionary majorities, minorities who add to the already more difficult life-mod they're handed with self-defeatist b.s.
And it's all bc we be been hammered to think identities make us more equal than others and gives us power over others. That it makes us special. Unique.
Were all finding power in victimhood now. Even conservatives
- stop_asian_hate 5y agoBut sometimes the minorities are right. Just look at the discrimination against asians by elite schools for example. It's partly happening because Asians don't stand up for ourselves. Even those of us who do not want to define ourselves by our race, gender etc. now have to fight back against discrimination by the people who do, so we have no choice but to start playing the game. Regarding "incels", they are mostly correct as far as I can tell, and seem to be some of the only people who have genuine empathy for Asians. I often see vile stuff written about Asian and Indian men online, especially by horrible white women who are a "protected group" that cannot be criticized. How do we fight against this stuff that so-called progressives perpetuate without having to identify with our groups?