Political identity is always self-divided and contingent, never absolute

Evidence

It makes us aware that identities are never completed, never finished, that they are always, as subjectivity itself is, in process. That itself is a pretty difficult task. Though we have always known it a little bit, we have always thought about ourselves as getting more like ourselves every day. But that is a sort of Hegelian notion, of going forward to meet that which we always were. I want to open that process up considerably. Identity is always in the process of formation. — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 203 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Political identity derives from difference, never from an undivided self — Timothy Mitchell, Colonising Egypt, 521; Political identities are always historically constructed and positional, never fixed; Unified political identity functions as a defense against divide-and-rule. (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Identity is perpetually in formation, never a completed essence. #expands (0.93) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 203
• Unified political identity functions as a defense against divide-and-rule. #complicates (0.82)