Peter Sloterdijk. Critique of cynical reason (№ 408464)

Dancing around the golden calf of identity is the last and majestic neck delight of the anti-Enlightenment. Identity is a magic spell of partly secret, partly explicit conservatism; personal identity, professional identity, national identity, political identity, female identity, male identity, class identity, party identity, etc. - this is what is written on his banners.