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'''Identity politics'''{{Efn|Shortened to '''IDpol'''.}} is any form of politics that surrounds a particular identity, be it ethnic, [[Nationality|national]], gender, [[Religion|religious]], etc. Identity politics takes on many forms, ranging from [[Reaction|reactionary]] interpretations such as [[white supremacy]] or [[progress|progressive]] stances such as [[anti-colonialism]] and [[ | '''Identity politics'''{{Efn|Shortened to '''IDpol'''.}} is any form of politics that surrounds a particular identity, be it ethnic, [[Nationality|national]], gender, [[Religion|religious]], etc. Identity politics takes on many forms, ranging from [[Reaction|reactionary]] interpretations such as [[white supremacy]] or [[progress|progressive]] stances such as [[anti-colonialism]] and [[dialectical materialism]]. | ||
==Discourse== | ==Discourse== | ||
Some [[Leftism|leftists]] discard identity politics entirely, claiming it distracts from [[class struggle]]. Others, often known by the pejorative "[[Radical liberalism|radical liberal]]", place identity politics over class struggle to the extent of losing their revolutionary content. The correct approach is | Some [[Leftism|leftists]] discard identity politics entirely, claiming it distracts from [[class struggle]]. Others, often known by the pejorative "[[Radical liberalism|radical liberal]]", place identity politics over class struggle to the extent of losing their revolutionary content. The correct approach is dialectical materialism, or understanding the relation between class and identity so as to address both properly. | ||
===Marxist approach=== | ===Marxist approach=== | ||
Unlike the [[Liberalism|liberal]] understanding of identity politics, [[Marxism|Marxists]] seek to understand the material conditions which created them in order to deliver true solutions. Liberal identity politics only seeks to police individual acts of bigotry rather than understanding and resolving its systemic basis. | Unlike the [[Liberalism|liberal]] understanding of identity politics, [[Marxism|Marxists]] seek to understand the material conditions which created them in order to deliver true solutions. Liberal identity politics only seeks to police individual acts of bigotry rather than understanding and resolving its systemic basis. | ||
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===Identity opportunism=== | ===Identity opportunism=== | ||
Identity [[opportunism]] means to take advantage of the struggle faced by an oppressed demographic for person gain. Examples of identity opportunism include many varieties of [[Maoism–Third Worldism|Third Worldism]]. | Identity [[opportunism]] means to take advantage of the struggle faced by an oppressed demographic for person gain. Examples of identity opportunism include many varieties of [[Maoism–Third Worldism|Third Worldism]]. | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Intersectionality]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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Identity politics[a] is any form of politics that surrounds a particular identity, be it ethnic, national, gender, religious, etc. Identity politics takes on many forms, ranging from reactionary interpretations such as white supremacy or progressive stances such as anti-colonialism and dialectical materialism.
Discourse
Some leftists discard identity politics entirely, claiming it distracts from class struggle. Others, often known by the pejorative "radical liberal", place identity politics over class struggle to the extent of losing their revolutionary content. The correct approach is dialectical materialism, or understanding the relation between class and identity so as to address both properly.
Marxist approach
Unlike the liberal understanding of identity politics, Marxists seek to understand the material conditions which created them in order to deliver true solutions. Liberal identity politics only seeks to police individual acts of bigotry rather than understanding and resolving its systemic basis.
Related concepts
Identity opportunism
Identity opportunism means to take advantage of the struggle faced by an oppressed demographic for person gain. Examples of identity opportunism include many varieties of Third Worldism.
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ Shortened to IDpol.