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  1. We must most exquisitly divide all groups to establish a hierarchy of “goodness” for them.

  2. Nothing new here. Keep in mind that Marx was big on victims, the proletariat, and victimizers, the capitalists.

  3. Ray:

    The buzzword is relatively new, though, at least its popularity is. It gives leftists another handy tool to feed to people in the process of denouncing those they don’t like, and shouting down those who don’t have the supposed creds to speak on a topic.

  4. Well, the hierarchy appears to be:

    muslim
    LBGTQXYXOTHER
    women of color
    women
    men of color
    white men

  5. ‘Why Won’t Women’s March Leaders Denounce Louis Farrakhan’s Anti-Semitism’

    That headline demands the ‘Fox Butterfield Is That You?’ treatment.

    I miss James Taranto’s Best Of The Web feature.

  6. When I see or hear “intersectionality,” I roll my eyes. It’s just one more hoop progs have made for unbelievers to jump through, or as Neo has said, one more club for progs to use in beating down those who don’t agree with them. Just more word play nonsense from the Arts and Humanities Tribe, or more specifically from the social “sciences.” Social science is to science as Wonder Bread is to French bread.

    Regarding victim groups, I find it absurd that belonging to a given victim group subsequently absolves one from a charge of bigotry/racism/what have you. Think of poor southern whites- especially from 50-150 years ago. No absolving for them, nor for Farrakhan.

  7. The [intersectionality] faith is fierce. Intolerance in the name of tolerance is the norm.

    Tom Lehrer’s comment is just as valid today as it was a half century ago: “I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I HATE people like that.” (Patter before he performed his song, “National Brotherhood Week.” He pointed out that Malcolm X was killed during National Brotherhood Week,”which gives you an idea of how effective the whole thing is.” )

    Speaking of Malcolm X reminds us that Louis Farrakhan had some things to say about Malcolm X.

    Throughout 1964, as his conflict with the Nation of Islam intensified, Malcolm X was repeatedly threatened.

    In February, a leader of Temple Number Seven ordered the bombing of Malcolm X’s car.[159] In March, Muhammad told Boston minister Louis X (later known as Louis Farrakhan) that “hypocrites like Malcolm should have their heads cut off”;
    in the December 4 (1964)issue of Muhammad Speaks, Louis X (a.k.a. Louis Farrakhan )wrote that “such a man as Malcolm is worthy of death”….
    The Shabazz family are among those who have accused Louis Farrakhan of involvement in Malcolm X’s assassination. In a 1993 speech Farrakhan seemed to acknowledge the possibility that the Nation of Islam was responsible:

    Was Malcolm your traitor or ours? And if we dealt with him like a nation deals with a traitor, what the hell business is it of yours? A nation has to be able to deal with traitors and cutthroats and turncoats.

    In a 60 Minutes interview that aired during May 2000, Farrakhan stated that some things he said may have led to the assassination of Malcolm X. “I may have been complicit in words that I spoke”, he said. “I acknowledge that and regret that any word that I have said caused the loss of life of a human being.”A few days later Farrakhan denied that he “ordered the assassination” of Malcolm X, although he again acknowledged that he “created the atmosphere that ultimately led to Malcolm X’s assassination”

    Intersectionality, schmintersectionality.

  8. I will step out on a limb and suggest a vast majority could care less about “intersectionality” and far more about paychecks, the kids and grandkids, making the rent/mortgage on time, and putting gas in the tank. Intersectionality may make hearts pitter patter in academic and media circles, but not so much in Peoria.

    This is how the intersectionality folks got Trump.

  9. parker:

    But a lot of young people care, deeply. They will either continue in that vein as they get older, and teach it to new generations, or they will change their minds. But right now a lot of college age people vote and they can change the results of elections.

  10. “Why does the Leftist alliance not denounce members of the Leftist alliance….”

    It’s kind of a rather stupid question in the meta verse. Because it is like saying “why don’t you shoot your allies and family members”.

    Because.

    This is why the term “alliance” is far more accurate a fit for the Left than ideology, political party, or even religion used these days.

    Gringo Says:
    March 8th, 2018 at 4:48 pm

    I wrote many years ago, that Nation of Islam killed Malcom X. He converted out of Islam after all. I doubt many at the time had the capability to do the research behind that little line.

  11. It think I’ve heard the terminology once, but have no knowledge of it. But it seems like an obvious use of set theory.

    Who is more oppressed, and therefore more worthy of special privileges and attention, women or blacks? That’s a tough one, but what about the intersection of the set of all women and the set of all blacks, i.e. black women? That’s a double win or a jackpot. Intersections leverage power politics.

  12. I read an article (book?) by Bruce Bawer about 5 years ago dealing with intersectionality. He identified this as perhaps THE defining structure of current leftism. It has gone from a concept I basically agree with—that people with more types of oppression on their plate have a different and more difficult experience than those with fewer “intersections” of oppression—to a concept that I visualize as a blanket. The Big Ol’ Blanket O’ The Left. Read the articles, and the comments on the articles, of those who generate the Leftist philosophy and jargon, and you’ll see intersectionality woven into everything. It now underpins the catagorical refusal of those on the Left to allow the slightest bit of deviation from any Leftist position. Because all the threads of oppression intersect and form a blanket—you are not permitted to try and pull even one thread from the edge on any one issue. For instance, if you care about racism then you MUST care about climate change and transgender and Hillary and if you challenge any one of these, then you are refusing to acknowledge that all oppressions intersect. Maybe its more like a spider web than a blanket then, eh?

  13. Indeed, a “blanket”, which—for the most “moral” of reasons—becomes an ideological straight-jacket, most useful for keeping people in ideological line….while targeting all those who “deserve” (who “ought”) to be targeted.

    A “blanket”. (As in, “Oh what a tangled web we weave?”…?)

    Speaking of tangled webs—and targeting those who “deserve” to be targeted for all the best and most moral of reasons!—Lee Smith painstakingly describes what happens when the “progressive”, “correct-thinking” intersectionality crowd gets into government and pervades the media (and of course, academia):
    http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/256899/left-right-russiagate

  14. And if one wishes to understand the ramifications of “intersectionality” and the bullying that it—necessarily—encourages, then the recent Bari Weiss “controversy” at the NYT is a very useful example.

    This article describes this episode of “ethical” blood-lust (it is nothing less) and also brings attention to the fact that it is by no means a new phenomenon:
    https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/the-sliming-of-bari-weiss/

    In short: unless you hold—and EXPRESS—the “correct” views, then you will be eaten by the revolution…

  15. the twilight zone society never hears of or sees,
    let alone
    mention the currency printing multidimensional
    intersectionality media poopagandasts behind the GWOT,
    and the Zionist terrorists entity, eh?

    and a plant is “our” enemy

  16. Well, the hierarchy appears to be:

    muslim
    LBGTQXYXOTHER
    women of color
    women
    men of color
    white men

    I think the hierarchy is way more convoluted that this, I’d go with:

    – Muslims (Mostly because of their skin color)
    – Black people
    – Trans (The victim du jour)
    – Lesbians
    – Women
    – Muslim reformers (Expressing concerns about Islam somehow strips them of the victim status endowed by their skin color)
    – Gay Men (The likes of Douglass Murray, Andrew Sullivan or Dave Rubin are afforded no victim points the second they go off-script. Toxic masculinity is also attributed to gay men, so they have slipped down the hierarchy)
    – East Asians
    – Jews
    – White men

    The problem with intersectionality of course is that it is impossible to know when to stop splitting the groups. I could have made a list with a thousand categories.

  17. AesopFan Says:
    March 9th, 2018 at 2:57 am
    Who wins top billing in the intersectionality sweepstakes?
    We all know the answer to that one.

    Islam is pretty high, but higher than that would be Lucifer or Ishtar/sexual liberation/V for Victory/Freedom/ISIS/Mary/Goddess/US capitol+Statue of Liberty connection.

    The Left shares much in common with the Nazi upper echelon true believers. They both believe in the potential immortality of man by serving the higher level elohim. The highest ranking Leftists are not atheists but occultists of the Theosophical and Satanic cult and death cult line.

    Most secret societies or combinations are secret because this is not a fact they want the masses to comprehend: the very existence of the elohim fades into the background as a myth or story told to children.

    The reality is beyond most human’s conception.

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