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Anti-racism protesters in Berlin
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The historian and CDU man Andreas Rödder had argued in SPIEGEL that new identity-political movements would aim
to overcome our social order
.
A reply from the journalist and book author Alice Hasters.
Parents know that: You're in a hurry and want to get out of the house quickly.
The child, however, starts this annoying game in which it repeats every sentence from mom or dad: "Put your shoes on" - "Put your shoes on", "Stop it" - "Stop it".
The debate about identity politics in Germany feels a little like that.
In principle, left and right accuse each other of something similar: "I am discriminated!" - "I am discriminated!" (Left and right / conservative are of course generalizations. I am describing current tendencies here, not individuals. I ask you to pay attention to this when reading .)
The small difference though: While the left side tries to convey content, the right side sees an opportunity to play.
She doesn't want to listen, wants to postpone the moment to act.
And provoke, in the hope that the other person will give up.
The left are the annoyed parents, the right the child.
I can imagine that some readers think it is the other way around.
That's part of the problem.
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