A Quote by Mark Fisher

Identity politics is not politics at all, since it precisely negates the political as such by re-construing political positions in ethnic terms, subsuming 'ought' under 'is.'

Mark Fisher

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Ethnic Identity Identity Politics Ought Political Politics Positions Precisely Since Terms

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Mark Fisher
British - Writer
July 11, 1968 - January 13, 2017

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