Wokeness

Who decides what is justice? And how can we trust that person?

I think the term “woke” has become pretty meaningless and is just another of those words with negative connotations that are used to dismiss opinions we may disagree with without having to engage anyone in debate.

Why ‘woke’ became toxic | LGBTQ | Al Jazeera

such as MAGA Republicans trying to overthrow our elected government in the name of the Constitution

but the MAGA people is one of them.

 there is no longer any doubt that some on the left have taken "wokeness" too far. 

but there is also no doubt that Trump contributed to it.

wokeness encourages us to see each other primarily as members of different identity groups, each longing for power and influence.

This leads to a chilling effect on free speech and open discourse,

Only by doing so can we hope to build a truly just and equitable society.

Conservatives conserve old values for times when we need those old solutions. 

White people (or any racial group outside the term’s origin) will sometimes begin using a term that originated in a community of color often as a term of pride, endearment, or self-empowerment years or decades later while either willfully or inadvertently distorting the original meaning of the term.

Never happened. That was a protest. Helluva lot more peaceful than Burn Loot Murder. 

Wokeness replaces fact with fiction.

Are you trying to start a campaign to bring back the word Negro as a perfectly acceptable term for blacks?

That’s a lie. You are a liar

is effecting creating a strawman argument. 

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 Troll = lack of moral and intellectual integrity aka a cultist Trumpeteer.

Wokeness is all about social justice. It's about recognizing and addressing issues of inequality, discrimination, and oppression in our society. And on the surface, that may seem like a laudable goal, right? After all, who could argue against justice and fairness for all?

But as with so many things in life, the devil is in the details. And when it comes to wokeness, those details are deeply concerning. One of the main problems with wokeness is that it is often based on a highly distorted/narrow view of reality. Woke individuals tend to see the world in terms of power dynamics, with certain groups (such as racial minorities, women, and members of the LGBTQ+ community) being viewed as victims, and other groups (such as white men) being viewed as oppressors.

This worldview is not only simplistic and reductive, but it also leads to a lot of division. Instead of focusing on what unites us as human beings, wokeness encourages us to see each other primarily as members of different identity groups, each longing for power and influence.

Another problem with wokeness is that it is often accompanied by a kind of moral absolutism. Woke individuals tend to believe that their views are not only correct, but that they are the only views that are morally acceptable. This leads to a chilling effect on free speech and open discourse, as anyone who dares to voice a dissenting opinion is immediately branded a bigot or a hater. There is the matter of wokeness' practical effects. Far from promoting true social justice, wokeness often leads to the opposite. By promoting a culture of victimhood and resentment, wokeness discourages people from taking responsibility for their own lives and encourages them to blame others for their problems.

Wokeness may have started out with good intentions, but it has turned into a dangerous and destructive force in our society. We need to reject its narrow-minded and absolutist worldview, and instead focus on what unites us as human beings. Only by doing so can we hope to build a truly just and equitable society.

I think the term “woke” has become pretty meaningless and is just another of those words with negative connotations that are used to dismiss opinions we may disagree with without having to engage anyone in debate.

How does one who is rational, logical, intelligent and exercises common sense, engage in a legit debate with someone proselytizing wokeness? They do not want to hear truth. They do not want to acknowledge fact-based truths. They do not want to accept evidence that contradicts their wokeness. They're basically stubborn and unmovable in their state of mind. 

"Woke is problematic for two primary reasons. First, it’s an offensive cultural appropriation. As is disturbingly often the case, White people (or any racial group outside the term’s origin) will sometimes begin using a term that originated in a community of color often as a term of pride, endearment, or self-empowerment years or decades later while either willfully or inadvertently distorting the original meaning of the term.

Second, the term’s use often prevents the deep, honest, sometimes uncomfortable conversation that arguably is our only pathway to real reconciliation. Let’s face it – engaging in sensitive, nuanced conversations around race is challenging enough without the irresponsible insertion of the term “woke” providing an ideological off ramp that shuts down any real listening, learning or self-reflection on issues that really require all three for authentic progress."

Exhibit A Bill Maher: Why White People Should Stop Using The Term ‘Woke’…Immediately (forbes.com)

“Wokeness is a problem and everyone knows it. It’s hard to talk to anybody today – and I talk to lots of people in the Democratic Party – who doesn’t say this. But they don’t want to say it out loud,” Carville, who made his name helping to elect Bill Clinton president, said in an interview with Vox this spring. Asked why his party won’t admit the wokeness problem, Carville responded bluntly: “Because they’ll get clobbered or canceled.”

Why 'wokeness' is the biggest threat to Democrats in the 2022 election | CNN Politics

"Wokeness also implies that those not in the club are asleep, deluded or wrong. This instant judgement forms a dividing line, forcing the other side to become defensive and further entrenching the debate. The moral superiority platform is hardly a way to bring sceptics on board, especially when wealthy and privileged campaigners who have co-opted wokeness do not even follow their own standards..."

Why ‘woke’ became toxic | LGBTQ | Al Jazeera

Wokeness replaces fact with fiction. "My truth" for [the] truth. It's divisive. It's problematic. It's destructive on multiple levels.

White people (or any racial group outside the term’s origin) will sometimes begin using a term that originated in a community of color often as a term of pride, endearment, or self-empowerment years or decades later while either willfully or inadvertently distorting the original meaning of the term.

Are you trying to start a campaign to bring back the word Negro as a perfectly acceptable term for blacks?

That’s bullshit. Wokeness encourages us to acknowledge the reality of privilege, bigotry, and racism and the negative impact it has had and continues to have on marginalized groups of people.

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