Phil thoughtfully responds to my nudge about the “fat and happy” complacency of Bermuda. Loyalty here is tribal. It’s not about doing what’s right. It’s about supporting your side. In simple terms he’s pointing out the same phenomenon the academics describe in my earlier post on identity politics. Both Bermuda parties, by choice or reaction, [...]
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Group Identity
April 8th, 2008 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics
Politics links to an academic dissertation on group identity that uses the PLP’s electoral tactics as a case study: A look at a few examples of the rhetoric at the rallies and in the campaign generally makes it clear that voters were being asked to make an affirmation of their [group or racial] identity with [...]
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