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When people (whether on the Left or the Right) talk about "identity politics" - usually in a disparaging way - they mainly refer to political affinity and campaigning based on characteristics like race, gender, sexuality, religion, nationality etc. I.e. things that (at least in the case of the first three) actually have partial grounding in objective science. In contrast, social class is entirely a social construct with no scientific objectivity behind it, yet many people in politics regard it as axiomatic that people should think primarily in terms of their income and occupation. To me class politics is itself a form of identity politics, and a pretty reactionary and restrictive form at that. Can't others see that?
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