Liberalism’s Identity Self‑Undermining

When mainstream liberal institutions and elites organize moral assessment primarily through group categories rather than individual adjudication, they risk eroding the liberal commitments (universal individual rights, procedural fairness) that underpin broad coalitions. That strategic framing can convert principled anti‑racism into a political-identity litmus test that narrows persuasion, fuels backlash, and weakens institutional legitimacy. — If true, the idea reframes debates about anti‑racist strategy, university governance, and progressive policy from purely normative disputes to concrete questions about coalition maintenance, messaging, and institutional design.