- Often in politics today we move from what you want to who you are. This is quite dangerous and can lead to violence and extremism playing on identities and groups rather than on what they are trying to achieve. - Very similar idea to [[Side with Person not Problem]] --- "“If you move from what you want to who you are, there is very little scope for real dialogue, and for the possibility of exchanging ideas, which is the basis of politics,” Franzinetti said. “The result is the death of politics, which is what has happened.”" - [Source](http://theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/us-extremism-portland-george-floyd-protests-january-6/673088?utm_source=pocket_saves)