Questão 9 - Faculdade Baiana de Direito Direito 2023/1

Forget the old battles between the left and the right. Welcome to the era of “identity politics,” where loyalties are owed not to class or political party, but to groups defined by gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation. To some people, this is a dangerous trend. True, many minorities have suffered discrimination and exclusion and they deserve to enjoy the rights that the straight, white majority take for granted. But critics claim that the fight for equality has spilled over into hostility towards the majority, with identity group activists telling white people to check their privilege or labelling them white supremacists. Such sentiments have stoked anger among white people who feel very far from privileged or in control, fueling the rise of populism and bringing alt-right (alternative right) figures to the fore. The identity politics movement tells people that their experience as a member of a particular group is what ultimately defines them and gives their lives meaning. This message is destroying society’s broad sense of the common good, increasing antagonism and fragmentation in our society.

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The expression “take for granted” in the underlined sentence “the rights that the straight, white majority take for granted” has the meaning of: