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6 April 2024

9:00 AM

6 April 2024

9:00 AM

Raymond from Nedlands, WA, asks for the meaning of ‘identity politics’. Searching through various sources, I can provide a one-word definition: ‘tribalism’. Merriam-Webster says that ‘identity politics’ is a form of ‘particularism’, adding it is, ‘a political theory or practice advocating a right and freedom for each politically conscious or organised group’.

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