Your Identity Politics Pecking Order

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 3, 2017

During the campaign, Vice President Pence said “I'm a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order.” Brian asks listeners to share their politics identity list and where “American” shows up on it.

Human, American, progressive
— ಠ_ರೃ (@bootsybootsyboo) July 3, 2017

1: Human
2: Woman
3: Mother
4: Teacher
5: Child of immigrants https://t.co/ZvfOSNA0WP
— Kristin Wald (@kdwald) July 3, 2017

I'm all over the place with everything but for sure I'm American first.
— Geoff Feder (@GBILLY) July 3, 2017

@BrianLehrer woman of color, Cosmopolitan, American Progressive
— (((ywilchinsky))) (@ynot474747) July 3, 2017

Human African American Jew. Oh, &: graphic designer Progressive straight cis-male... music-loving NPR/PRI/BBC... reader. @BrianLehrer
— (((Nicky McCatty))) (@zalel) July 3, 2017

@BrianLehrer I am a citizen of the world, a knowledge seeker, and a gamer in that order. #Equality #videogames
— Alec LeToole (@AlecLeToole) July 3, 2017

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