Does anyone still have a promo code for this ? <| sep |> The real problem is the shell game tied up in the definition of the terms . Identity politics is not analogous in any way to civil rights . That ' s like saying a chair isn ' t a chair , it ' s civil rights . The two have nothing to do with each other . Identity politics is the notion that I have to be on a bandwagon that agrees on every talking point and if I disagree , I ' m a barbarian sexist racist pig . I do think those things apply to Trump , but because he ' s shown evidence of that . However , I don ' t think the left realizes how much identity politics is leading to it ' s cronyism and neoliberal abandonment of the idea that late stage capitalism is a real problem that needs to be dealt with . These are the same types of people who think the Bernie or Bust people are ridiculous because they know Hillary was bought and paid for and the DNC rigged the system against them . Identity politics blinds supposedly progressive idealists to the injustice they ' re cheering for as long as their team wins . Identity politics is Madaline Allbright saying there ' s a special place in hell for women who don ' t vote for Hillary .