The European Revolt Against America’s Identity Politics Is Here

Of America’s numerous exports to Europe, the one in least demand is the weaponization of personal grievances disguised as tardy social reform.

AP/Eric Gay, file
America's obsession with identity politics is being rebuffed by Europe's leaders. AP/Eric Gay, file

Is Europe coming for America’s hyperventilating woke brigades? The short answer is yes. The longer answer is more nuanced, like the complicated continent itself, but from Britain to, egads, Russia by way of historical American allies (and favorite vacation spots) like Greece and France, political and academic sentiment is coalescing around the idea that something in the American zeitgeist has gone awry.

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