No, of course Trump's election will not suddenly end wokeness. It started bubbling up before Trump ran for President (the first time) and peaked in the last several years after George Floyd. As more and more people began learning of institutions kowtowing to identitarians by subtly (and then overtly) silencing different opinions, people …
No, of course Trump's election will not suddenly end wokeness. It started bubbling up before Trump ran for President (the first time) and peaked in the last several years after George Floyd. As more and more people began learning of institutions kowtowing to identitarians by subtly (and then overtly) silencing different opinions, people began to speak out against the oppressor/oppressed dynamic that lies at the heart of the ideology. Trump shows that the preponderance of the electorate (likely the majority) rejects this view.
The seeds of the rejection of this ideology have similarly built up over the years--Bret Weinstein and the Evergreen State affair, James Damore, the Grievance Studies Hoax were all in the early parts of Trump's first term, yet remained generally unknown or unconsidered until the Biden administration promised to "put equity at the heart of everything they do". As Americans began seeing the effects of policies after getting over their original fear of COVID, people saw these ideas for what they were (whether it's masking, "racism is a public health issue", transgender children, or non-citizens receiving benefits citizens do not with public dollars).
Caitlin Clark is a tremendous basketball player with an athleticism and dominance over her competition that draws eyeballs. On other occasions, she explicitly denied commenting on social issues when prodded. But as this article states, once you "say the thing", you can never go back.
With that said, I disagree with the authors that this election will be seen as a watershed moment in ending this movement (for now, as it appears to bubble up every 20-30 years according to @pmarca) as I believe the Gingrich/Contract For America moment was in the 90s (along with the movie PCU amongst other things, or was it Clinton's Sister Souljah moment?).
While there is much to say about this, I appreciate the closing remarks of the authors. With the advent of smartphones and social media, we have become much more atomized individuals. What we lack are real personal conversations, where we inquire, test, and think aloud. It's why Rogan and so many other podcasts are popular. But why don't we each try it with someone outside our own household, with whom we disagree? And do it often? If we respect each other in those conversations, we'll be better off. Instead, we have people cheering assassinations and ending friendships because their "friend" voted for the wrong guy or has a heterodox view.
No, of course Trump's election will not suddenly end wokeness. It started bubbling up before Trump ran for President (the first time) and peaked in the last several years after George Floyd. As more and more people began learning of institutions kowtowing to identitarians by subtly (and then overtly) silencing different opinions, people began to speak out against the oppressor/oppressed dynamic that lies at the heart of the ideology. Trump shows that the preponderance of the electorate (likely the majority) rejects this view.
The seeds of the rejection of this ideology have similarly built up over the years--Bret Weinstein and the Evergreen State affair, James Damore, the Grievance Studies Hoax were all in the early parts of Trump's first term, yet remained generally unknown or unconsidered until the Biden administration promised to "put equity at the heart of everything they do". As Americans began seeing the effects of policies after getting over their original fear of COVID, people saw these ideas for what they were (whether it's masking, "racism is a public health issue", transgender children, or non-citizens receiving benefits citizens do not with public dollars).
Caitlin Clark is a tremendous basketball player with an athleticism and dominance over her competition that draws eyeballs. On other occasions, she explicitly denied commenting on social issues when prodded. But as this article states, once you "say the thing", you can never go back.
With that said, I disagree with the authors that this election will be seen as a watershed moment in ending this movement (for now, as it appears to bubble up every 20-30 years according to @pmarca) as I believe the Gingrich/Contract For America moment was in the 90s (along with the movie PCU amongst other things, or was it Clinton's Sister Souljah moment?).
While there is much to say about this, I appreciate the closing remarks of the authors. With the advent of smartphones and social media, we have become much more atomized individuals. What we lack are real personal conversations, where we inquire, test, and think aloud. It's why Rogan and so many other podcasts are popular. But why don't we each try it with someone outside our own household, with whom we disagree? And do it often? If we respect each other in those conversations, we'll be better off. Instead, we have people cheering assassinations and ending friendships because their "friend" voted for the wrong guy or has a heterodox view.
Well said