Stacey Abrams on “Identity-Conscious Politics”

E Pluribus Unum? The Fight Over Identity Politics
By Stacey Abrams

My notes from an excellent article in Foreign Affairs:

not to the exclusion of others but as a recognition of their specific policy needs.

articulating an understanding of each group’s unique concerns instead of trying to create a false image of universality.

The marginalized did not create identity politics: their identities have been forced on them by dominant groups,

a politics that respects and reflects the complicated nature of these identities and the ways in which they intersect.

identity has been used to deny opportunity.

Embracing the distinct histories and identities of groups in a democracy enhances the complexity and capacity of the whole.

These parallel but distinct developments are inextricably bound together.

amorphous, universal descriptors devoid of context or nuance.

an expanded, identity-conscious politics.

By embracing identity and its prickly, uncomfortable contours, Americans will become more likely to grow as one.

STACEY Y. ABRAMS served as Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017 and was the Democratic Party’s nominee in Georgia’s 2018 gubernatorial election.

 

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