Reddit mentions of The Trouble with Diversity: How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality

> Which is ridiculous, because I'm pretty sure class is the most important factor with respect to power differentials between people. It doesn't matter if you are white, black, male, or female. If you have enough money you can do whatever you want.

I very strongly agree with this. A huge number of people are oppressed because they're lower-class and poor, not because they're an ethnic minority. The problem is that in most of the western world, race and class are very tightly interconnected, and those two variables are closely correlated.

The Marxist conspiracy theorist in me is inclined to see racism and identity politics as two sides of the same coin: A plot to keep the lower class fighting amongst itself along petty ethnic lines, rather than united against their real oppressors.

In any event, here's some recommended reading for you.