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isantelli5764's review
The authors point was made and he’s obviously right but it wasn’t that interesting hearing it rehashed
alisasatryan's review
4.0
Hard to give a rating to this book… some other reviewers have said I agreed too much with this book to enjoy it… it would be a much better read for someone who is more steeped in the identity synthesis but is willing to have their worldview challenged. I’d also love for the last part of “where do we go and what do we do” to be a bit more involved and lengthy as that’s where I’d learn and grow.. definitely an important topic and concept to spread so 4stars to help it out
flexmentallo's review
sad
fast-paced
0.25
Genuinely embarrassing. This should raise questions about the validity of Mounk's other work. Let's ignore all the research mistakes -- I'm a professional researcher, and if I turned in this quality of work, I'd be fired -- as they are too numerous to detail here. Instead, we'll go to the core of Mounk's issue here:
The core of Mounk's argument in "The Identity Trap" is that the worst-faith reading of "wokeness" or "identity politics" that he can muster is worse than the best-faith reading of liberalism that he can provide.
This does not make gripping reading. Mounk repeatedly cites things like "Tumblr" and "feminist meme blogs" as examples of 'the identity synthesis going too far,' but when faced with the failures of liberalism to answer the questions put forth, his response is, essentially, that true liberalism has never been tried. Mounk's reading of people like Ibram X. Kendi -- an author with his own sizable problems, but one who is making a coherent argument, even if it's one Mounk doesn't like -- is so misguided that the only defense against libel is that Mounk may be functionally illiterate.
A critique of identity-first politics is both valid and interesting, but what Mounk has provided instead is the equivalent of Old Man Yells at Clouds: The Book. A dull reactionary screed by a once-prominent academic stepping way outside his wheelhouse.
The core of Mounk's argument in "The Identity Trap" is that the worst-faith reading of "wokeness" or "identity politics" that he can muster is worse than the best-faith reading of liberalism that he can provide.
This does not make gripping reading. Mounk repeatedly cites things like "Tumblr" and "feminist meme blogs" as examples of 'the identity synthesis going too far,' but when faced with the failures of liberalism to answer the questions put forth, his response is, essentially, that true liberalism has never been tried. Mounk's reading of people like Ibram X. Kendi -- an author with his own sizable problems, but one who is making a coherent argument, even if it's one Mounk doesn't like -- is so misguided that the only defense against libel is that Mounk may be functionally illiterate.
A critique of identity-first politics is both valid and interesting, but what Mounk has provided instead is the equivalent of Old Man Yells at Clouds: The Book. A dull reactionary screed by a once-prominent academic stepping way outside his wheelhouse.
faxytess's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
As a critical scholar, I found this to provide thoughtful pushback on outgrowths of academic work in public discussion.
xfajardo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
4.0
La crisis social generada por trampa identitaria en el presente se convierte en una amenaza para el futuro. Aplaudo qué ahora tiene nombre esta ideología que se ha popularizado incorrectamente como el "wokismo". La primera acción era ponerle nombre, establecer lo que es y lo que no es y buscar en sociedad comprender el alcance y peligro qué representa para las sociedades que se alinean con los principios liberales democráticos.
Nos queda un largo trayecto por delante pero todo viaje comienza con el primer paso.
Nos queda un largo trayecto por delante pero todo viaje comienza con el primer paso.