About this episode

The episode discusses the potential of a politics of dignity as a response to the failures of identity politics and explores the Catholic Church's focus on human dignity.

We all agree that identity politics need to die, yes? They've been infiltrated and exploited by the wealthy and the elites, they led to years of scamming, and they have created a standstill where nothing can be done because nothing can be totally equal. But a return to the bad old system where various identity groups have their needs belittled and ignored would also be a mistake. Could the answer be a politics of dignity? As the Catholic church pivots toward human dignity as the center of their priorities, can we as political actors learn something from this? And is the Catholic Church now the new counterculture? Shownotes and references: http://theculturewedeserve.substack.com

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