02/06/2026
LIAM JACOBS REJOINED THE DA YESTERDAY
The reactions came in fast. Defend him. Attack him. Sort him into the right box. Very few stopped to ask the harder question underneath.
Why do we still sort each other this way?
Here is part of what I argue in my new article:
"Much of our political discourse remains trapped in the language of race, and I do not believe this is a coherent foundation for building a nation.
Race tells us remarkably little about a person's character, convictions, or worldview. Two people classified within the same racial category may hold completely different values, while people from different racial backgrounds often share remarkably similar moral commitments. Race is a poor foundation for political solidarity.
Culture is different. Culture is the public expression of what people believe, worldview made visible. Because cultures embody ideas, they can be evaluated. Some cultural habits encourage responsibility, family stability, and social trust. Others encourage dependency, disorder, and corruption. Ideas have consequences, and culture often reveals which ideas a society has embraced.
Ethnicity is different again. Language, heritage, and ancestry connect people to family, history, and belonging. There is nothing wrong with loving your language or preserving the traditions handed down to you. But even these good things must remain subordinate to truth, justice, and moral responsibility.
The problem with identity politics is that it elevates group identity above objective reality. It asks citizens to think primarily as members of competing groups rather than as moral agents responsible before God and neighbour. Debates become tribal conflicts. Policies are judged by who benefits rather than whether they are right. Leaders are defended because they belong to our group and condemned because they belong to theirs. Truth becomes secondary. Power becomes the goal. That path cannot build a nation."
The rest of the article takes this into Scripture, leadership, and what Christians should be doing differently in this moment.
Read it free on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/liam-jacobs-and-159904523
Then come back and tell me. When you hear someone defend a political party, what are they really defending? The principle, or the tribe?
Because the truth matters. And so do you.
