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> [I don't think that the "freedom movement" is a racist movement as such. But it's a virulent example of identity politics. "Whiteness" is part of the identity, but not the most important part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/i-don-t-think-that-the-freedom-movement-is-a-racist-movement-as-such/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/023/hendrik-hertzberg-35818_example_i-don-t-think-that-the-freedom-movement_866542.png)

## More by Hendrik Hertzberg

> [Where is it written that if you don't like religion you are somehow disqualified from being a legitimate American? What was Mark Twain, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/where-is-it-written-that-if-you-don-t-like-religion-you-are-somehow/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

> [The filibuster is an affront to commonly understood democratic norms, but then so is the Senate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/the-filibuster-is-an-affront-to-commonly-understood-democratic-norms/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

> [I can't agree that what we're seeing is a matter of the American bourgeoisie confronting workers everywhere. It's more like the international plutocracy eliminating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/i-can-t-agree-that-what-we-re-seeing-is-a-matter-of-the-american/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

> [Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse, not a gender and a gender.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/marriage-should-be-between-a-spouse-and-a-spouse-not-a-gender-and-a/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

> [I don't think that the "freedom movement" is a racist movement as such. But it's a virulent example of identity politics. "Whiteness" is part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/i-don-t-think-that-the-freedom-movement-is-a-racist-movement-as-such/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

> [Unfair in practice is not the same thing as wrong in principle, but sometimes it has to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/unfair-in-practice-is-not-the-same-thing-as-wrong-in-principle-but/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

> [ \[If the Democratic nominee turns out to be\] Walter Mondale, I hope he picks Representative Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate. It would be… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/if-the-democratic-nominee-turns-out-to-be-walter-mondale-i-hope-he/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

> [The dismaying truth is that birtherism is part of a larger pattern of rejection of reality that has taken hold of intimidating segments of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/the-dismaying-truth-is-that-birtherism-is-part-of-a-larger-pattern-of/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

> [A political ideology is a very handy thing to have. It's a real time-saver, because it tells you what you think about things you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/a-political-ideology-is-a-very-handy-thing-to-have-it-s-a-real-time/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

> [I'm pretty sure there is no such thing as God,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/i-m-pretty-sure-there-is-no-such-thing-as-god/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

> [It's a strange sort of attack, to be sure: a wonderfully pacific attack, a supportive attack, an attack without the slightest intention or capacity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/it-s-a-strange-sort-of-attack-to-be-sure-a-wonderfully-pacific-attack/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

> [A person's character is what it is. It's a little like a marriage - only without the option of divorce. You can work on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/a-person-s-character-is-what-it-is-it-s-a-little-like-a-marriage-only/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

> [A "communist/socialist/progressive" is an oxymoron, like an "atheist/evangelical Christian/Muslim."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hendrik-hertzberg/a-communist-socialist-progressive-is-an-oxymoron-like-an-atheist/)

[Hendrik Hertzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hendrik-hertzberg/)

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