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Nov 18, 2022

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Universalism

Will Shetterly

Abolish Race: Remove the Race Questions from the US Census

The government should not support ideas that science rejects.

Feb 28, 2022

Abolish Race: Remove the Race Questions from the US Census

Feb 28, 2022

Will Shetterly

Universalists Don’t Divide Us by Identity. Identitarians Do.

When I talk about identitarians and universalists, some people insist I’m being identitarian by pointing out the division between…

Jan 18, 2022

Universalists Don’t Divide Us by Identity. Identitarians Do.

Jan 18, 2022

Will Shetterly

YES, PLEASE TALK ABOUT RACE! But Never Erase Class.

Identitarians don’t talk about class for the same reason the oil industry doesn’t talk about climate change—and when either has to…

Jan 12, 2022

YES, *PLEASE* TALK ABOUT RACE! But Never Erase Class.

Jan 12, 2022

Will Shetterly

Identitarianism to Universalism: the Five Degrees of Social Identity

When people tell you what they think human nature is, they reveal more about themselves than humanity. The human race has many natures…

Jan 8, 2022

Identitarianism to Universalism: the Five Degrees of Social Identity

Jan 8, 2022

Will Shetterly

Religion is a Better Sign of Privilege than Race

Identitarians think race and gender are the best signs of privilege, so they only mention religion when there’s been a religious hate…

Dec 18, 2021

Religion is a Better Sign of Privilege than Race

Dec 18, 2021

Will Shetterly

It’s not Individualism vs Collectivism—It’s Democracy vs Totalitarianism

People who see society as a contest between the individual and the collective miss the fact that we exist in families and tribes. We are…

Nov 24, 2021

It’s not Individualism vs Collectivism—It’s Democracy vs Totalitarianism

Nov 24, 2021

Will Shetterly

Identitarians versus Universalists, Collectivists versus Individualists

Most attempts to divide humanity into two groups come from a belief that there’s an eternal war of us versus them, and the only way to end…

Nov 18, 2021

Identitarians versus Universalists, Collectivists versus Individualists

Nov 18, 2021

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The purpose of race is racism. To end racism, we must end race.

This happened in a 60 Minutes interview in 2005:

Nov 10, 2021

The purpose of race is racism. To end racism, we must end race.

Nov 10, 2021

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