The Criticism Of Identity Politics Is Racist Or Long Overdue
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Five journalists writing for the New York Times debate, or rather discuss, the question of whether the criticism of identity politics is racist or long overdue. Identity politics is the `ideological tool used by those tired of the more traditional approaches to political sidings. Rather they form their views around a particular “identity” or trait that they share. The idea being that individuals sharing that trait are subjected to the same biases, disenfranchisement, or discrimination. A prime opportunity for adherents to this type of worldview has arisen this year in the election of Donald Trump as president. It is easy to imagine how a Mexican-American or African-American could feel distinctly ostracized by the Trump campaign. However, the concept is not new by any means. The term first gained a footing during the Civil Rights era and was used to bring attention to minority groups seeking representation. Staff writer for the conservative magazine National Review, David French expresses the frustration of many Americans with the constant scourge of “progressive orthodoxy” coming from the P.C. crowd. According to French, a great attraction to Trump is his rejection of political correctness of any kind, not a particular stance on any issue. Right-leaning voters seem to feel unfairly clumped in to Hillary’s Basket of Deplorables along with the neo-Nazis and alt-right supremacists that find him so appealing. The reality of the matter is that most Trump supporters
On July 11, 2016, regarding the Black Lives Matter group name, then the presumptive Republican nominee Trump said “a lot of people feel that it is inherently racist, ... It’s a very divisive term, because all lives matter. It’s a very, very divisive term.” On July 6, 2016, barely a week before Trump’s meeting with Associated Press, a fatal shooting of an innocent black man happened at a routine traffic stop in St. Paul, Minnesota. On July 7, 2016 the Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton said “would this
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Guide to using the case studies
The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge specific issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the