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BaronChocula

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13. What this book describes is

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 11:48 PM

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the most insidious form of identity politics today. We've been trained to see "black" or "Latino" or "woman", etc. when we hear "identity politics" because that is how it's been used by conservative media pundits. Meanwhile people fail to identify the dog whistles and culture wars used by republicans to solidify a hostile white identity. Those who ascribe to those politics are happy to hurt others first and foremost while their hospitals are being shut down from being underfunded or bought out. Haven't found sympathy for that yet.

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Dying of Whiteness: [View all] sheshe2 Sep 9 OP

But hey, they're going to All-White Heaven to be with blond blue-eyed Jesus dalton99a Sep 9 #1

K&R! Solly Mack Sep 9 #2

Thanks, Solly! sheshe2 Sep 9 #3

Looks good. Have you read anything else by this author? Maru Kitteh Sep 9 #4

I haven't, Maru. sheshe2 Sep 9 #6

I really don't have all that much sympathy for them. ananda Sep 9 #5

One of my favorite quotes radical noodle Sep 9 #7

Oh, that's good! johnp3907 Sep 9 #8

shorter link Skittles Sep 9 #9

Thanks, Skittles. sheshe2 Sep 9 #11

The irony: "Winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award" live love laugh Sep 9 #10

LBJ knew it back in 1964... ancianita Sep 9 #12

Thank you for that quote from LBJ, ancianita. sheshe2 Sep 9 #14

Yep... PunkinPi Sep 10 #20

What this book describes is BaronChocula Sep 9 #13

I will never understand why cooperation is always seen as the boogeyman, slightlv Sep 10 #15

Cooperation means 'the other' gets some of what you're entitled to Oeditpus Rex Sep 10 #19

LOL! How true Lucy was in her earnestness! slightlv Sep 12 #22

I'm interested in reading the book. Aristus Sep 10 #16

I hear you, Aristus . sheshe2 Sep 10 #17

Yeah, Who could have Ever predicted Cha Sep 10 #18

Thanks, goes on my list for next book order after Kamala's book comes out. betsuni Sep 10 #21