Identity Politics on College Campuses

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An lionel says the idea that identity of politics allows for a form of micro extreme, which stops us talking about things is quite conservative. Tredo: I don't think you can conveniently exclude the er less attractive and more shrill proponents of this ideology because they don't help your case. The boundaries that describe what will bring your employ into disrepute ar shifting. And at least two people hi know have been fired for this point.

Is identity politics tearing society apart or is it a call for social justice for everyone? That's the theme of this week's Sunday Debate. For the motion were journalist and author of 'We Need To Talk About Kevin', Lionel Shriver and Founding chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Trevor Phillips. Against the motion were Labour politician David Lammy and Guardian journalist, the late Dawn Foster. The chair was Kamal Ahmed former editorial director of the BBC.

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