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IDENTITY POLITICS BACKFIRE: Young White Americans Demand Equal Treatment After Years of DEI Discrimination

Gary FranchiJanuary 10, 2026143 views
IDENTITY POLITICS BACKFIRE: Young White Americans Demand Equal Treatment After Years of DEI Discrimination
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The radical left's obsession with dividing Americans by race is finally backfiring in spectacular fashion, as young white Americans begin demanding the same group representation that Democrats have been pushing for everyone else for decades.

BlazeTV host Auron MacIntyre isn't surprised by this development — and neither should any conservative who's been paying attention to the left's destructive identity politics playbook.

"For decades, whites have watched every other group in America successfully demand political action as a block from both the left and the right," MacIntyre explained, highlighting the obvious double standard that's been festering in American politics.

Think about it: Democrats have spent years telling us that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are essential for "marginalized communities." They've pushed affirmative action policies that explicitly discriminate against qualified candidates based on skin color. They've celebrated replacement-level immigration while telling white Americans they should feel guilty about their heritage.

But now that some young white Americans are saying "enough is enough" and demanding equal treatment under the same rules the left established, suddenly conservatives are panicking about "white identity politics."

Here's the uncomfortable truth: You can't have it both ways. Either we judge people by the content of their character regardless of race — as Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed — or we accept that America has become a nation where every group plays identity politics to advance their interests.

"Democrats build their entire coalition around racial grievance and group identity, then act shocked when other Americans start playing by the same rules," one political analyst noted.

The Trump-Vance administration's commitment to ending woke policies in government is a step in the right direction, but the damage from decades of anti-white discrimination won't be reversed overnight.

Want to fix this mess? Start by dismantling the entire DEI industrial complex that treats Americans differently based on their race. Return to merit-based systems where your qualifications matter more than your melanin levels.

Because as long as the left insists on dividing Americans into racial tribes competing for political spoils, don't be surprised when every group decides to play that game. The question is: Will conservatives finally fight back against this divisive agenda, or keep apologizing for wanting equal treatment under the law?

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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SmallTownValuesVerifiedJan 12, 2026
This was inevitable - you can't discriminate against any group indefinitely and expect them to stay silent forever. Equal treatment means EQUAL, not special preferences based on race.
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CommonSenseVoterVerifiedJan 12, 2026
Well said. True equality means everyone gets judged by the same standards.
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FreedomFirstVerifiedJan 12, 2026
Exactly! The pendulum always swings back when things go too far in one direction.
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PatriotMom2024VerifiedJan 12, 2026
Finally someone is talking about this! My son graduated with a 3.8 GPA and couldn't get into his top choice schools while classmates with lower scores got accepted. When did merit stop mattering?
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TruthSeeker88VerifiedJan 13, 2026
Same thing happened to my nephew. It's heartbreaking to watch these kids work so hard only to be passed over.
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ConstitutionalDadVerifiedJan 12, 2026
MLK said judge people by the content of their character, not the color of their skin. How did we get so far away from that basic principle of equality?