Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

In our country, being white means you don't have an ethnic identity, being male means you don't have a gender identity, and being straight means you don't have a preference identity. Engaging in politics when you have an identity is identity politics.

Sure you do. If you're at all skeptical of the "resistance" or question the politics of the Left, or suggest that identity politics is playing into Trump's hand (I liked the article below, by the way), you're part of the patriarchy, the oppressors, the bigots.

Obviously, I like toying with anyone's near-sacredly held beliefs (largely, because I don't think being invested more than 70% in any ideology, or belief, other than that people should be free, makes any logical sense). I understand that can be annoying. But questioning things is... um, good. It's a healthy way to think.

Question #metoo as perhaps going too far? "Heretic." Suggest there may some silver linings to this embarrassing buffoon's presidency? "Exile for you." Take issue with identity politics? "You're a white, privileged bigot apologist is what you are."

Here's a white, straight male identity for you to consider:

1. Hate Trump;
2. Also hate most Trump critics;
3. Also hate most Trump supporters;
4. Thinks its a pack of pawns fighting over scraps while, as Ty's article notes, the .0001, Left and Right, quietly runs away with it all.

Enjoy bickering on the sucker train.

Ty's article:

eta: I didn't watch the SOTU or the response, but this seems like good commentary. Not having watched Trump, people's reactions make it seem like he didn't say much of anything unusual and so everyone gets a chance to repeat their priors, and in a few days the speech will have been forgotten and we will move on to whatever is next.