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This proves ‘identity first’ analysis doesn’t work, according to liberal logic: all lgbt & non-whites should be horrified by Trump. Yet their support for him *increased*. As oppressed identities assimilate into middle class they become as reactionary as their peers. It’s class! https://twitter.com/nytopinion/status/1324187392341872641
Now the author here says it’s a white thing for LGBT people but I don’t think that’s true, for me it’s a class thing. As gay and trans people become increasingly assimilated into capitalism, gain property, & attain cultural acceptance they move closer towards reactionary politics
People forget that there’s a large part of the LGBT rights movement that isn’t for liberation but rather for equalisation, to share in the same status as straight people: to be equal exploiters, equal property holders, equal military rights. Essentially to share in class benefits
When you’re online you only see a very skewed representation of black and lgbt politics, which emphasises the far Left—this is different from on the ground. Once black & lgbt people become middle class there’s very little water on material issues between them and straight whites
Race issues suddenly fade away for a lot of people when they own property and run businesses, they’re thinking “tax cuts”, “who is protecting business” and not “oh Trump said XYZ offensive thing”. Once you own capital then you vote with it. That is what is happening here.
Which is why I always say the only inherently radical section of society is the working class, that doesn’t mean they aren’t reactionary or whatever but it’s the only class that has the capacity to overturn the capitalist system because it is built upon them.
Some on the Left don’t want to hear it, they think all you need are demographics, that if you hit the correct notes then minorities will come your way. This is why fetishising oppressed identities will fail: capitalism does not need oppressed identities, only oppressed classes.
