VIEWPOINT |Against progressives on the left and right
Column by Erick Erickson
Postmodernism is a weird place to be. There is no real truth anymore, only narrative. Each person can have their own truth, and who are we to judge? Exceptions are now the rule; the sky cannot be blue, because some colorblind person does not see it that way, so none of us are allowed to declare it blue. It is oppressive and maddening.
Into postmodernism has crept a new matrix for power called intersectionalism. It is derived from Marxism, which views the whole world in terms of power dynamics. Intersectionalism maps out those power dynamics based on race, ethnicity, sex, gender (embracing the trans pathology), sexuality, ability, religion, education and more. The class that has the most power is the disfavored class. The class with the most moral authority is the favored class.
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