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Asian Harvard Freshman Finds Identity Politics Crashes, Burns Around Dinner Table At Home

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The student's appeal to race-based grievances didn't get far with his parents, who came to America during the 1980s and found a land of opportunity for immigrants — "even for minorities." Their response made him realize that arguments should be based on right and wrong, not on protected classes and victim groups:  "Identity politics makes people feel better about themselves at the expense of productive discourse."

The student's appeal to race-based grievances didn't get far with his parents, who came to America during the 1980s and found a land of opportunity for immigrants — "even for minorities." Their response made him realize that arguments should be based on right and wrong, not on protected classes and victim groups:  "Identity politics makes people feel better about themselves at the expense of productive discourse."…