Intersectionality

Intersectionality: A Tool for Division

The year is 1848, and a man by the name of Karl Marx alongside fellow German, Friedrich Engels have published what they believe to be a correctional framework to remedy the economic disparities of capitalism. The Communist Manifesto was constructed as a reference for their concept of socialism which addressed class struggle between the proletariat (working class) and the bourgeoisie (owners of production means). We’ll discuss how this worldview gave birth to the harmful ideology of intersectionality that is plaguing the modern west and eroding the culture from within. It is the elimination of unifying speech and the introduction of divisive ideology that disregards the individual and focuses on the collective.

When Marxism was introduced in Europe, the founders believed they had created a formulation of concepts that would usher in a Utopian state. But—when Marxism ultimately failed from an economic standpoint, activists and believers had to come up with an explanation as to why it didn’t work. What they came up with was an explanation that social groups essentially divide themselves into two groups: the oppressed and the oppressors; that disparities between differentiated groups of people were rooted in oppression and exploitation of the marginalized and the minority. And as long as there were any disparities present, it meant that one group was being exploited while the other was doing the exploiting.

Intersectionality is a categorization of an individual’s political and social identities such as gender, race, ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation, religion, physical appearance, and so on. Different groups within each category of identity are divided into two sides: discriminated and privileged. When intersectionality became prevalent in the west, it was a race to the bottom. Once people realized they would be rewarded for belonging to a “marginalized” group, it created a competition of victimhood; and worse, it illegitimized speech from members of the “privileged” group. Intersectionality was the birth of careless usage of the words: bigot, racist, homophobe, transphobe, religious bigot, etc. It’s the origin of an ugly game of modern tribalism. ‘I’m in this tribe. You’re in that tribe. We don’t like your tribe.’

Such a simplistic outlook becomes extremely problematic in the complex substructures of the industrialized west. You’re dealing with large populations, multi-tiered institutions, checks and balances, and huge amounts of wealth. Thus, Critical Theory entered the ideology of the west in an attempt to reshape the framework of institutions that served as foundational building blocks for our modern society. Disparities are inevitable when dealing with limitless factors. The scientific method has taught us that variables change outcomes, and it’s reckless to formulate a conclusion without studying the variables that undoubtedly affect those outcomes.

Intersectionality is simply an evil tool for a new cultural Marxism (sometimes referred to as neo-Marxism). It is specifically designed to steal, kill, and destroy. The new cultural framework is simply a spawn of a century-old ideology that caused more death and destruction than you can possibly imagine. History shows us this truth. Where the modern west’s struggle lies, is with the ego we hold that tells us we can do it better than the notorious figures of the past.