@RyanHuber I would say, in the most literal possible sense, that identity politics is out of control on both sides.

Conservatives and progressives alike obsess over the politics of individual identity - their own, and those of others. Defining one's identity by membership in tribal political groups and by one's positions on hot-button issues has become mainstream.

Children have been raised for decades to believe they are "unique" & to view themselves as distinct from the rest of society.