Single Idea 23139

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / g. Liberalism critique]

Full Idea

The 'colour-blind' universe of 'neutral' liberalism is actually an attempt to erase cultural identity and history.

Gist of Idea

Liberalism's attempt to be neutral and colour-blind erases cultural identities

Source

Adam Gopnik (A Thousand Small Sanities [2019], 3)

Book Reference

Gopnik,Adam: 'A Thousand Small Sanities' [riverrun 2019], p.166


A Reaction

This is the modern critique of liberalism [centred on the Intersectionality of Bell Hooks or Kimberlé Crenshaw], which analyses alienated minorities, and their emphasis on their difference in response. It can lead to 'identity politics'.

Related Idea

Idea 23138 Modern left-wingers criticise liberalism's control of culture [Gopnik]