Identity

The democrats are facing decision time. Will they maintain the old ideas of identity politics championed by people like Nancy Pelosi or move into the big tent approach? Identity politics means looking at groups based on some common identity. Groups like minorities, gays, gender and low income. If a person is a member of one of these groups they often feel as if they are being persecuted by some power beyond their control. If a person feels persecuted then they think of themselves as victims. As a victim you do not feel empowered to control your future and when someone or some group offers to help you out of your hole you will gravitate toward that group. In many cases that group is government.