Identity
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The evolution of European attitudes toward genetically modified foods and plants reflects just such a dual concern with health and
identity.
We want someone who reinforces our
identity
and tells us who we are.
Most leaders feed upon the existing
identity
and solidarity of their groups.
Instead, he worked tirelessly to expand the
identity
of his followers both by words and deeds.
Most people need a communal identity, but it may well be better to find it in one’s attachment to a city than in attachment to a country that is armed and willing to engage in conflict with enemies.
But, by infusing us with their unique spirit and identity, our cities may, in fact, help to empower humanity to face the most difficult challenges of the twenty-first century.
A false dichotomy is created in which Muslims must choose between a Western and European
identity
or a supposedly separate Islamic
identity.
The BJP and its affiliates exalt the wisdom of the past because they view it as central to the promotion of the faith-based communal
identity
that the Hindutva project upholds.
For them, religion is not a matter of personal belief, a form of stretching one’s hands toward the divine; instead, it is a key feature of traditional
identity
politics, a means for maintaining social order, ensuring discipline and conformity, and preventing radical change.
From the very beginning, these countries have represented the different aspects of Europe’s identity: Belgium, as an industrial country, continentally oriented, bilingual, and an intermediary with southern Europe, and the Netherlands with its strong agricultural and trading tradition and its Anglo-Saxon and Atlantic orientation.
Since the attack on the Paradise hotel, Mombasa has not reverted to its ancient
identity
of Mvita, the Isle of War, because only a single elephant, the US, with its protégé, Israel, exists.
Fears about the impact of immigration on national values and on a coherent sense of American
identity
are not new.
And, as I saw it, the elephant in the room was the core
identity
of China’s economic model – a producer-led versus a consumer-led model.
But de-emphasizing that strategic commitment could call into question a crucial shift now required of China’s core economic
identity.
But, strikingly, national
identity
overshadowed even local
identity
in the United States, Europe, India, China, and most other regions.
As a result, they took care to frame their demands in ways that provided a measure of Islamic
identity.
If too many lifelong inhabitants are driven out by rising housing prices, the city itself suffers from a loss of
identity
and even culture.
Chinese officials now talk about Confucianism as the basis of a new political
identity.
The Paradox of
Identity
PoliticsBARCELONA – The United Kingdom’s recent general election provided a clear example of how the question of national
identity
is reshaping Europe’s political landscape.
The Scottish National Party, embodying a left-wing version of
identity
politics, wiped out Labour in Scotland, allowing the Conservatives to gain an absolute majority in Parliament.
The government of Prime Minister David Cameron – who has focused on British identity, rather than the UK’s common destiny with Europe – will undoubtedly hold a referendum on the UK’s continued membership in the European Union, with unpredictable consequences.
But, with the growing success of appeals to
identity
and renewed ethnic or religious nationalism, that is changing.
In the Middle East, for example,
identity
politics is manifesting itself in its most sinister form: a chaotic and violent clash between Sunni and Shia Muslims, exemplified by the rise of the Islamic State.
Loyalty to a perceived
identity
can have innocuous and enriching components, such as, say, the promotion of a regional language.
The problem with
identity
politics is that it places the “in” group at odds with the perceived “other” – an approach that can easily foster chauvinism, invidious discrimination, and open antagonism.
One major reason for the resurgence of
identity
politics in Europe is globalization, which has limited the capacity of countries or peoples to control their economies.
They may oppose the use of their taxes to “subsidize” poorer people who do not share their identity, such as immigrants, French-speaking Belgians, southern Italians, or Greeks.
The great paradox is that if the rise of
identity
politics continues, governments will be even less able to address the problems that are fueling it.
When Einstein added new abstractions to the language of physics, the
identity
of space and time changed.
But, although it reflected real differences between established EU members and the newcomers, it also managed to solidify the false impression that the EU's new members share a similar
identity
and political agenda.
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