I saw a clip once where Brendan O'Neill was on a panel discussing the pros and cons of identity politics. One of his many succinct points was very similar to what is discussed here. He said that individualism and universalism (distinctly different from collectivism) are not only compatible but very complimentary. The concepts behind universalism (John Stuart Mill among others, if I'm not mistaken) do not override the individual identity but instead see the strong individual as the building block of a strong community. Whereas collectivism seeks to break down individual identity because it posits that collective strength can _only_ come about through conformism and is thus abhorrently destructive in a profoundly psychological way.
Tolerance of the consequences of free will, between individuals is all that is needed.A sense of identity as a nation is something that South Africa does not have,this is a consequence of bad politics.
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I saw a clip once where Brendan O'Neill was on a panel discussing the pros and cons of identity politics. One of his many succinct points was very similar to what is discussed here. He said that individualism and universalism (distinctly different from collectivism) are not only compatible but very complimentary. The concepts behind universalism (John Stuart Mill among others, if I'm not mistaken) do not override the individual identity but instead see the strong individual as the building block of a strong community. Whereas collectivism seeks to break down individual identity because it posits that collective strength can _only_ come about through conformism and is thus abhorrently destructive in a profoundly psychological way.
Tolerance of the consequences of free will, between individuals is all that is needed.A sense of identity as a nation is something that South Africa does not have,this is a consequence of bad politics.