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Common-humanity vs common-enemy identity politics

Identity politics is necessary in any organization, but there are two kinds: common-humanity identity politics (Martin Luther King and Pauli Murray drawing ever-larger circles of inclusion using the moral resources of Christianity and patriotism), which wins because it is emotionally powerful, versus common-enemy identity politics (uniting marginalized groups around shared hatred of the straight white male), which can build a majority coalition but leads only to eternal conflict.

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Speaker

Jonathan Haidt

Evidence Quote

you can either do it under the rubric of common humanity identity politics or common enemy identity politics

Source

137 - Safe SpaceMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:37:34 AM

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