On: Orthodox Privilege

[Udik]

> Identity politics is the recognition that people of similar backgrounds tend to have similar political desires

I'd call it an assumption more than a recognition, and take it from there.

[newacct583 → Udik]

It's not an assumption. You can measure this, it's experimental fact. White christians vote republican, go check some exit polls, etc...

[Udik → newacct583]

It's a statistic. It doesn't define or describe individuals.

[newacct583 → Udik]

Statistics are still facts though! They certainly aren't "assumptions".

[Udik → newacct583]

True. But it's important to remember that, when talking about any specific individual, statistics don't hold any more.

Every person is different from any other and each deserves to be judged individually.

[newacct583 → Udik]

There is literally no specific individual discussed anywhere in this subthread...