Does identity politics upset you?

Did you know that identity politics has made human beings with individual hopes and dreams into commodities?

I say that because when we let our politicians label us and pander to us on our very self-centered needs we all lose. Yes, I am talking about special interest groups and ‘their’ needs. When we buy in to having our very self-centered interests met we have bought into group think. Group think is the scenario when one person speaks for the interests of all of a particular group of people. Group think is the scenario when you only associate with people who are your kind of people. Group think is when you only share ideas with those who you know will agree with you.

We need to move away from identity politics and group think. We need to be people who understand that the needs of all are more important than the needs of a few. We need to understand what is good for all of us.

What can you do today that will move our society and our country to looking out for the needs of all people, not just those with special interests?