When everything in politics becomes identity signaling, it's hard for people to pick and choose on issues because picking selectively (like supporting Trump on tariffs but not USAID) signals disloyalty to the identity group.
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Unidentified Speaker — Ben Rhodes: The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in America… [-MCZ-F_t578]Evidence Quote
“if it's all identity it's hard for you to be like well I agree with Mr Trump about these things but I really like USA ID to get back to it [1:01:06]”
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Ben Rhodes: The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in American Foreign Policy— Weatherhead Center for International AffairsCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:23:32 AM
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