,AGA9/ ,AN>*O-,LIB]ALISM & ! CURSE ( ID5TITY POLITICS ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S ,TEXT 3 ,AN>*ISM 9 ! ,U,K IS A JOKE4 ,ONCE SYMBOLIZ+ H>D-F\E TO MAKE WAY = N>R[-M9D$1 SEP>ATI/ & HATEFUL ID5TITY POLITICS BY MIDDLE CLASS ACTIVI/S KE5 TO PROTECT !IR [N PRIVILEGES4 ,WE WRITE ?IS LEAFLET TO RECLAIM AN>*ISM FROM !SE ID5TITY POLITICIANS4 ,WE WRITE AS SELF-ID5TIFI$ AN>*I/S :O SEE \R ROOTS 9 ! POLITICAL /RUGGLES ( ! PA/4 ,WE >E ANTI-FASCI/S1 ANTI-RACI/S1 FEM9I/S4 ,WE WANT TO SEE AN 5D TO ALL OPPRESSIONS & WE TAKE AN ACTIVE P>T 9 ?OSE FIT+ PO9T ?\< IS NOT ! D5SE LANGUAGE ( LEFTY LIB]AL ACADEMICS1 BUT AN>*ISM & ITS PR9CIPLES3 FRE$OM1 COOP]ATION1 MUTUAL AID1 SOLID>ITY & EQUALITY = ALL REG>DLESS4 ,HI]>*IES ( P[]1 H[EV] !Y MANIFE/1 >E \R 5EMIES4 ,ID5TITY POLITICS IS P>T ( ! SOCIETY WE WANT TO DE/ROY4 ,ID5TITY POLITICS IS NOT LIB]ATORY1 BUT RE=MI/4 ,IT IS NO?+ BUT A BRE$+ GR\ND = ASPIR+ MIDDLE CLASS ID5TITY POLITICIANS4 ,!IR LONG-T]M VISION IS ! FULL 9CORPORATION ( TRADITIONALLY OPPRESS$ GR\PS 9TO ! HI]>*ICAL1 COMPETITIVE SOCIAL SY/EM ?AT IS CAPITALISM1 RA!R ?AN ! DE/RUCTION ( ?AT SY/EM4 ,! 5D RESULT IS ,RA9B[ ,CAPITALISM - A MORE EFFICI5T @& SOPHI/ICAT$ =M ( SOCIAL CONTROL :]E EV]YONE GETS A *ANCE TO PLAY A P>T6 ,CONF9$ TO ! 'SAFE SPACE' ( PEOPLE LIKE !M1 ID5TITY POLITICIANS BECOME 9CREAS+LY DETA*$ FROM ! REAL WORLD4 ,A GOOD EXAMPLE IS 'QUE] !ORY' & H[ IT HAS SOLD \T TO CORPORATE MA/]S4 ,! CONCEPT ( QUE] WAS NOT LONG AGO SOME?+ SUBV]SIVE1 SUGGE/+ 9DEF9ABLE SEXUALITY1 A DESIRE TO ESCAPE SOCIETY'S ATTEMPTS TO DEF9E & /UDY & DIAGNOSE EV]Y?+1 FROM \R M5TAL HEAL? TO \R SEXUALITY4 ,H[EV]1 ) LITTLE 9 ! WAY ( CLASS CRITIQUE1 ! CONCEPT WAS READILY APPROPRIAT$ BY ID5TITY POLITICIANS & ACADEMICS TO CREATE YET ANO!R EXCLUSIVE LABEL = A COOL CLIQUE ?AT IS1 IRONICALLY1 ANY?+ BUT LIB]ATORY4 ,9CREAS+LY1 QUE] IS A NICE BADGE ADOPT$ BY SOME TO PRET5D !Y TOO >E OPPRESS$1 & AVOID BE+ CALL$ \T ON !IR %IT1 B\RGEOIS POLITICS4 ,WE DON'T WANT HE> AB\T ! NEXT ,D,I,Y EV5T1 QUE] NIR[-M9D$1 EXCLUSIVE & DIVISIVE4 ,AT A TIME :5 WE NE$ TO BE REA*+ \TSIDE ( \R [N SMALL CIRCLES MORE ?AN EV]1 ID5TITY POLITICS IS ALL AB\T LOOK+ 9W>DS4 ,?AT'S PROBABLY NO CO9CID5CE4 ,:ILE CLAIM+ TO BE AB\T 9CLUSIVITY1 IT IS HIY1 DIVID+ ! WORLD 9TO TWO BROAD GR\P+S3 ! ,UNQUE/IONABLY ,OPPRESS$ & ! ,9NATELY ,PRIVILEG$4 ,!RE >E FEW GRAY >EAS ALL[$ 9 PRACTICE & CONFLICT IS CONT9UALLY /OK$ BETWE5 !SE TWO GR\PS4 ,WE DO GET IT1 IT'S NOT ALL AB\T CLASS1 BUT IF WE CAN'T RALLY TOGE!R TO EV5 RECOGNIZE :O REALLY HOLDS ! REIGNS ( P[] !N WE HAV5'T A HOPE 9 HELL ( GETT+ ANY:]E4 ,IF !IR VISION W]E TRULY ONE ( LIB]ATION = ALL1 !N !IRS W\LDN'T BE A POLITICS ( DIVISIV5ESS1 CON/ANTLY PITT+ ONE GR\P AGA9/ ANO!R 9 A MANN] SIMIL> TO CAPITALISM & NATIONALISM4 ,?+S ?AT MUDDY ! SIMPLE B9>Y ( OPPRESS$ VS4 PRIVILEG$1 SU* AS P]SONAL LIFE EXP]I5CES OR TRAUMAS 7:I* CANNOT BE NEATLY SUMM$ UP BY ONE'S ID5TITY AS A MEMB] ( AN OPPRESS$ GR\P711 OR ?+S ?AT PEOPLE MAY NOT FEEL COM=TABLE TALK+ AB\T1 SU* AS M5TAL HEAL? OR CLASS1 >E (T5 WILLFULLY IGNOR$ BY ID5TITY POLITICIANS4 ,AS1 ( C\RSE1 IS ! MO/ GL>+LY OBVI\S PO9T3 ?AT ! PROBLEMS WE FACE GO WELL BEYOND QUE]PHOBIA OR TRANSPHOBIA1 BUT ! :OLE FUCK+ SY/EM ( PLANET>Y 5SLAVEM5T1 DE/RUCTION1 EXPLOITATION & IMPRISONM5T4 ,WE DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE 9 ! PRISON SY/EM1 :E!R !Y >E BLACK TRANS WOM51 OR CIS :ITE M5 7:I*1 BY ! WAY1 MAKE UP ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE IMPRISON$ 9 ! ,U,K74 ,IT IS UNSURPRIS+ ?AT POLITICS BAS$ ON SU* EXCLUSIVITY RESULTS 9 CON/ANT 9T]NAL CLA%ES & SEE+ EA* O!R AS ! 5EMY1 P>TICUL>LY GIV5 ITS VULN]ABILITY TO EXPLOITATION BY MIDDLE CLASS ID5TITY-POLITICIAN MANAG]S4 ,ID5TITY POLITICS IS A TOOL ( ! MIDDLE CLASSES4 ,IT IS FLAGRANTLY US$ & ABUS$ BY >TICULATE1 WELL-$UCAT$ GR\P REPRES5TATIVES TO 5TR5* & MA9TA9 !IR [N P[] ?R\< POLITICK+1 DOGMA & BULLY+4 ,! COM=TABLE BACKGR\NDS ( !SE ACTIVI/S IS BETRAY$ NOT ONLY ?R\< !IR USE ( ACADEMIC LANGUAGE BUT ?R\< !IR S5SE ( 5TITLEM5T & CONFID5CE 9 US+ O!R ACTIVI/S' TIME & 5]GY TO SWIT* ! FOCUS T[>DS !M & !IR FEEL+S4 ,9DE$1 A LACK ( WORK E?IC1 A C]TA9 FRAGILITY1 & A PREOCCUPATION ) SAFETY & LANGUAGE RA!R ?AN MAT]IAL CONDITIONS & MEAN+FUL *ANGE >E O!R ASPECTS :I* REVEAL ! CLASS BACKGR\ND ( MANY ID5TITY POLITICIANS4 ,WE SEE ?IS 9 ! EASE ) !SE 9DIVIDUALS 'CALL \T' O!R PEOPLE AT ! SLIN+ IT4 ,?US IGNOR+ ! REALITY ( DAILY CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,!RE IS A FALSE EQUIVAL5CE BETWE5 MEMB]%IP ( ! ,UNQUE/IONABLY ,OPPRESS$ & BE+ WORK+ CLASS4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y MANY 9 ! ,UNQUE/IONABLY ,OPPRESS$ ESP\SE LIB]AL VALUES ROOT$ 9 CAPITALI/ IDEOLOGY RA!R ?AN BE+ TRULY LIB]ATORY4 ,A POLITIC ?AT IS BAS$ ON HAV+ ! RI*I/ ANALYSIS RECOGNIZES ?AT ?\< SOMEONE MAY BE FROM AN OPPRESS$ GR\P1 !IR POLITICS1 OR ! DEM&S MADE ON BEHALF ( ! ,UNQUE/IONABLY ,OPPRESS$1 MAY NEV]!LESS BE PURELY LIB]AL1 B\RGEOIS & PRO-CAPITALI/4 ,ID5TITY POLITICS IS HI]>*ICAL4 ,BY 5TR5*+ ! P[] & /ATUS ( MIDDLE CLASS PETTY POLITICIANS1 ID5TITY POLITICS IS HI]>*ICAL4 ,BEYOND ! *ICAN]Y1 IMPOS+ C]TA9 DOGMAS ALSO 5ABLES ?IS P[] TO GO UNQUE/ION$4 ,!SE 9CLUDE3 IMPLICIT HI]>*IES ( OPPRESSION2 ! CREATION & USE ( LOAD$ T]MS 9T5D$ TO PROVOKE AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE 7'TRIGG]+'1 'FEEL+ UNSAFE'1 ',T]F'1 'FASCI/'72 ?OSE :O >5'T MEMB]S ( SPECIFIC GR\PS BE+ D5I$ AN OP9ION ON ! WID] POLITICS ( !SE GR\PS2 ! IDEA ?AT MEMB]S ( ! GR\P %\LD UND] NO CIRCUM/ANCES HAVE TO DO ANY 'LABOR' ( EXPLA9+ !IR POLITICS TO NONMEMB]S ( ! GR\P2 FRAM+ ALT]NATIVE DISC\RSES AS 'VIOL5CE'2 & ! IDEA ?AT ONE CANNOT QUE/ION A REPRES5TATIVE OR MEMB] ( !SE GR\PS 7NO MATT] H[ BAD !IR POLITICS7 BY VIRTUE ( ! FACT ?AT !Y >E ,UNQUE/IONABLY ,OPPRESS$4 ,!SE DOGMAS >E US$ TO MA9TA9 NORMS1 :E!R 9 SUBCULTURES OR WID] SOCIETY4 ,AN>*I/S %\LD BE SUSPICI\S ( ANY T5D5CIES ?AT >E BAS$ ON UNQUE/IONABLE PR9CIPLES1 P>TICUL>LY ONES :I* SO OBVI\SLY CREATE HI]>*IES4 ,ID5TITY POLITICS (T5 EXPLOITS FE>1 9SECURITIES & GUILT4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT ?AT WE RECOGNIZE ?IS ON TWO FRONTS4 ,ONE1 IT IS US$ TO DIS5FRAN*IZE RA!R ?AN ACTUALLY EMP[]1 AS IS CLAIM$4 ,IT RE9=CES ! IDEA ?AT PEOPLE >E FRAGILE VICTIMS RA!R ?AN AG5TS ( *ANGE1 & !RE=E NE$ TO ACCEPT LEAD]S4 ,?\< SAF] SPACES & LANGUAGE >E IMPORTANT1 ! EXT5T ( ! OBSESSION ) !SE ?+S IS NOT A SIGN ( /R5G? BUT ( SELF-P]PETUAT+ VICTIMHOOD4 ,?R\< SOCIAL ANXIETY1 IT PLACES ON EV]YONE ELSE ! GUILT ( BE+ SOMEH[ PRIVILEG$ & BE+ UTT]LY ACC\NTABLE = ! GIANT SY/EMS ( OPPRESSION ?AT ACTUALLY ONLY B5EFIT A FEW4 ,IT ALSO ALL[S ?OSE )9 M9ORITY GR\PS :O B5EFIT FROM /ATE & CAPITALI/ /RUCTURES (F ! HOOK FROM ANY SORT ( ACC\NTABILITY = !IR OPPRESSIVE ACTIONS OR PREJUDIC$ BEHAVIOR4 ,AN AN>*I/ ANALYSIS MEANS WE %\LD RECOGNIZE ?AT MEMB]S ( OPPRESS$ GR\PS CAN HOLD ELITE & REPRESSIVE POSITIONS TOO1 & %\LD BE EQUALLY *ALL5G$1 NOT JU/ GIV5 A C[>DLY PASS4 ,ID5TITY POLITICS HAS 9FECT$ AN>*I/ SPACES4 ,SADLY1 AN>*ISM IS BE+ HOLL[$ \T 9 A RU% TO VIRTUE-SIGNAL1 TO BE 'GOOD ALLIES'4 ,ALLYDOM IS ALL TOO (T5 5ACT$ AS BL9D ACCEPTANCE ( ! POLITICS ( ?OSE :O >E ,UNQUE/IONABLY ,OPPRESS$1 OR CLAIM TO BE1 NO MATT] H[ %IT !IR POLITICS OR P]SONAL BEHAVIOR IS4 ,IT IS WILL+ SUBS]VI5CE TO ! POLITICS ( O!RS1 ! LEA/ AN>*I/ POSITION ?AT CAN BE TAK5 & PURE SP9ELESSNESS4 ,SELF-APPO9T$ LEAD]S :O DO NOT AGREE ) \R POLITICS %\LD NOT BE GIV5 A PLAT=M BY US4 ,SO1 IT IS IRONIC ?AT WE HAVE ALL[$ GR\PS ) LITTLE OR NO RADICAL POLITICS TO 5T] \R SPACES & %UT D[N DEBATE1 & CLAIM ?AT ANY?+ ?AT DISAGREES ) !IR VIEWPO9T MU/ BE FASCI/4 ,IT %\LD GO )\T SAY+ ?AT FASCISM IS NOT SOME?+ ?AT %\LD BE TRIVIALIZ$ 9 ?IS WAY4 ,IT ALSO AMAZES US ?AT OBVI\S P>ALLELS ) RIE NOT SE51 NOT LEA/ 9 ! WAY FEM9I/S DISMISS$ AS 'FEM9AZIS' IS REFLECT$ 9 ! CURR5T USE ( ! WORD 'FASCI/' AGA9/ RADICAL FEM9I/S BY TRANS RILY CROPP+ UP 9 AN>*I/ SPACES BO? ONL9E & REAL WORLD4 ,IT IS %OCK+ ?AT ! VIOL5CE ( ?IS MISOGYNY IS BE+ CELEBRAT$1 NOT CONDEMN$4 ,AN>*ISM IS AGA9/ GODS4 ,IS !RE ANY PHRASE ?AT SUMS UP AN>*ISM BETT] ?AN 'NO GODS1 NO MA/]S'8 ,SU* HI]>*Y & EXCLUSIVITY >E ANTI!TICAL TO AN>*ISM4 ,WE US$ TO ASSASS9ATE POLITICIANS1 & UNC\NTABLE NUMB]S ( COMRADES GAVE !IR LIVES = ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ P[]4 ,WE /ILL REJECT POLITICIANS ( ALL /RIPES1 :E!R ,TORIES1 ,LABOR OR ?OSE :O SEE !MSELVES AS LEAD]S ( MOVEM5TS BAS$ >\ND ID5TITY4 ,IT IS AGA9/ ! MO/ BASIC PR9CIPLES ( AN>*ISM TO ACCEPT LEAD]%IP BY O!RS1 BECAUSE WE BELIEVE ALL >E EQUAL4 ,LIKEWISE WE DO NOT ACCEPT ! NOTION ?AT WE CANNOT QUE/ION OR QU]Y POSITIONS HELD BY O!R ACTIVI/S OR ?OSE :O CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S - :I* UN=TUNATELY ID5TITY POLITICS ALL TOO (T5 9SI/S ON4 ,AN>*ISM DOES NOT SUPPORT PATRI>*AL RELIGIONS & AN>*I/S HAVE A LONG HI/ORY ( CONFLICT ) !M4 ,IT IS AN EMB>RASSM5T ! WAY SO MU* ( :AT PASSES = AN>*ISM 9 ! ,U,K TODAY ACTS AS APOLOGI/S = ?OSE :O WANT TO AVOID ANY *ALL5GE TO !IR [N SEXISM & PATRI>*Y OR EV5 CONT9UE !IR OPPRESSIVE RELIGIONS1 SIMPLY BECAUSE REACTION>Y CONS]VATIVES TREAT !M AS SCAPEGOATS4 ,! DE/RUCTION ( AN>*I/ PROJECTS IS C>RI$ \T & CELEBRAT$ 9 ! NAME ( ID5TITY POLITICS1 SIMPLY TO APPEASE ?OSE :O HAVE NO 9T]E/ 9 AN>*ISM ITSELF4 ,& IF ANY DO /& UP & *ALL5GE IT1 !Y >E MET ) ABUSE OR EV5 PHYSICAL ATTACK - BEHAVIOR ?AT US$ TO BE *ALL5G$ BUT IS N[ CONDON$ BECAUSE IT COMES FROM ?OSE :O >E CONSID]$ TO BE OPPRESS$4 ,H]E MORE ?AN ANY:]E ! UTT] FAILURE ( AN>*I/ POLITICS BY ?OSE :O SUPPOS$LY REPRES5T IT IS ! MO/ OBVI\S4 ,LETS />T BY CALL+ \T ,FRE$OM ,NEWS = />T]S1 :OSE UNCRITICAL SUPPORT ( GR\PS ) LITTLE 9 COMMON ) AN>*ISM IS %AMEFUL4 ,AN>*ISM IS NOT ID5TITY POLITICS4 ,AN>*ISM IS NOT JU/ ANO!R ID5TITY AS SOME LIKE TO CLAIM4 ,?IS IS A COMMON CRASS & LAZY KNEEJ]K RESPONSE FROM ! ID5TITY POLITICIANS1 & A WAY TO AVOID ANSW]+ ACTUAL POLITICAL ISSUES4 ,IT ALSO %[S NO UND]/&+ ( H[ ID5TITY POLITICS IS US$ TO MANIPULATE & SUBV]T AN>*I/ SPACES = P]SONAL AG5DAS4 ,SURE1 'AN>*I/' CAN BE CLAIM$ AS AN ID5TITY TOO1 & AN>*I/S >E PRONE TO 7(T5 RIITIES 5DS !RE4 ,UNLIKE ID5TITY POLITICIANS OR ! ,S,W,P1 MO/ AN>*I/S DO NOT TRY TO RECRUIT FOLL[]S1 BUT 9/EAD ATTEMPT TO SPREAD IDEAS ?AT WILL SUPPORT COMMUNITIES 9 FIE 9 ?AT \R CORE POLITICS >E NOT AB\T FUR!R+ \R [N P]SONAL P[] & /ATUS4 ,AN>*ISM 5C\RAGES PEOPLE TO QUE/ION EV]Y?+1 EV5 :AT WE \RSELVES HAVE TO SAY1 9 ! SPIRIT ( FRE$OM4 ,UNLIKE ! 9H]5T1 EXCLUSIVE *>ACT]I/ICS ( ID5TITY POLITICS ) ITS 9-GR\PS & \T-GR\PS1 AN>*ISM IS = US A SET ( E?ICS ?AT GUIDE H[ WE UND]/& & REACT TO ! WORLD4 ,IT IS OP5 TO ANY :O WILL LOOK OR LI/51 SOME?+ ANYONE CAN FEEL1 NO MATT] :AT BACKGR\ND !Y COME FROM4 ,(T5 ! RESULTS WILL BE DIV]SE1 AS PEOPLE COMB9E IT ) !IR 9DIVIDUAL P]SONALITIES1 LIFE EXP]I5CES1 & O!R ASPECTS ( !IR ID5TITIES4 ,ONE DOESN'T NE$ TO KN[ ! WORD AN>*Y TO FEEL IT4 ,IT IS A SIMPLE & CONSI/5T SET ( IDEAS ?AT CAN ACT AS ANY?+ FROM GUIDANCE 9 A P>TICUL> CONFLICT1 TO ! F\NDATION ( FUTURE SOCIETIES4 ,TO REF] TO AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES !N :5 !RE IS CONFLICT AB\T ID5TITY POLITICS1 MAKES S5SE :5 WE >E SUPPOS$LY UNIT$ BY !SE PR9CIPLES4 ,BE+ GAY OR HAV+ BR[N SK9 DOES GIVE RISE TO SIMIL> EXP]I5CES TO ?OSE :O %>E !SE *>ACT]I/ICS1 & OBVI\SLY MEANS Y\ >E LIKELY TO HAVE SOCIAL L9KS1 EMPA?Y OR A S5SE ( BELONG+ TO ?IS GR\P4 ,H[EV]1 LIV$ LIFE IS ACTUALLY MU* MORE COMPLEX & Y\ MIVE \T !IR [N DOMA9S ( P[] ACCORD+ TO CATEGORIES D]IV$ FROM ! CAPITALI/ ORD]4 ,WE1 ON ! O!R H&1 >E 9T]NATIONALI/S :O BELIEVE 9 JU/ICE = ALL4 ,AN>*ISM SEEKS TO RAISE UP ALL VOICES1 NOT JU/ ?OSE ( M9ORITY GR\PS4 ,! NOTION ?AT OPPRESSION ONLY AFFECTS M9ORITIES RA!R ?AN ! MASSES IS ! PRODUCT ( B\RGEOIS POLITICS ?AT NEV] HAD ANY 9T]E/ 9 REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE4 ,ID5TITY POLITICS IS FE$+ ! F> RI RIE DO+ AN EXCELL5T JOB ( ALI5AT+ ALREADY DIS5FRAN*IZ$ CIS :ITE PEOPLE1 :O HAPP5 TO MAKE UP ! L>GE MAJORITY ( PEOPLE 9 ! ,U,K1 & >E 9CREAS+LY GRAVITAT+ T[>DS ! ,RIROGANCE4 ,YET1 AT A TIME :5 WE >E SEE+ FASCI/ MOVEM5TS MULTIPLY1 AN>*I/S >E /ILL DI/RACT$ BY POLITICS ( DIVISIV5ESS4 ,= TOO MANY1 ID5TITY POLITICS IS SIMPLY A GAME1 TOL]ATION = LEADS TO CON/ANT DISRUPTION ( ACTIVI/ CIRCLES4 ,F9AL NOTE4 ,TO US AN>*ISM IS COOP]ATION1 MUTUAL AID1 SOLID>ITY & FI*I/ SPACES %\LD NOT BE = ?OSE :O M]ELY WANT TO FI\ND !M4 ,WE HAVE A PR\D HI/ORY ( 9T]NATIONALISM & DIV]SITY1 SO LETS RECLAIM \R POLITICS = A G5U9ELY 9CLUSIVE FUTURE4 ,?IS >TICLE HAS BE5 =MATT$ AS AN ,A#e PAMPHLET = PR9T+4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b#h1 #bba 3 ,AGA9/ ,AN>*O-,LIB]ALISM & ! CURSE ( ID5TITY POLITICS -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #g1 #bbb 3 ,AGA9/ ,AN>*O-,LIB]ALISM & ! 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