George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on Amazon

Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by flukus on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @02:13AM (#13479397)

Identity politics hides issues like this more than anything. A poor black person in a ghetto and a poor white one in a trailer park should be the same voting block but they've been polarized by both sides trying to lock down their demographics.

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by diyorgasms on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @09:26AM (#13481540)

This is what intersectionality addresses. It's meant to address all forms of oppression, including race, class, gender identity, sexuality, sex, religion, ethnicity, etc.

I honestly don't understand why intersectionality has become this bogeyman for mainstream liberals. It attempts to bring people together to fight for common interests.

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by humanrebar on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @05:22AM (#13480229)

Are you saying poor black and white people are too naive to vote for themselves? Should they vote the way we tell them to? Is principled politics a luxury of the privileged?

I'm not a fan of this meme.

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by flukus on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @05:43AM (#13480319)

I'm saying the political system is far to tribalistic. We all fall for tribalism but it seems to have become way to set in lately.

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by humanrebar on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @05:46AM (#13480331)

I'll agree with that. We discuss membership in groups, not ideas. It's signalling and dog whistles all the way down.

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