Are You Fearing the Return of Identity Politics?

Identity politics came roaring back in the nineteenth century. It was an attempt to abolish identity, let's all do our own thing. Let's forget about tribes. Everything's by the individual. Are we now seeing those thick identities come roaring back with the same dangers as they posed in the 19th century? I've never seen so much balkan is tribes are returning for those who need them, for those who want them. And i think steve pinker and others who point to progress are right, that there is a long term decline in the acceptability of violence.