“We’ve shifted focus from the politics of redistribution to the politics of recognition… The person practicing the politics of recognition is not trying to get resources for himself or his constituency; he is trying to admire himself. He’s trying to use politics to fill the hole in his soul. It doesn’t work."
How America Got Mean
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
theatlantic.com