— Musings —09.17.2022 05:22 PM
Woke schmoke
Under this definition, I’m woke. So is pretty much every family member and friend. What the fuck is wrong with being aware of injustice? Nothing. And if you do something about it – instead of just lecturing others about it – good on you. I like you. #woke pic.twitter.com/BbZhomMqtn
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 17, 2022
Woke: A state of awareness only achieved by those ignorant enough to find injustice in everything except their own behavior. Your a center of the line Liberal/Conservative…… but not woke ( as defined by the newer woke folk) IMHO.
BINGO!
I don’t think Warren is woke either…. because he’s a serious guy who only gets into fights that are a) real and b) matter.
Warren,
Government’s highest function is to serve as a force for good and collective redress. People come in so many varieties but those who are most highly evolved instinctively look to seeking out injustice and inhumanity and doing what they can to root it out or prompt restitution. Others talk the talk, but talk is cheap without also walking the walk.
I find it funny that those who use woke as an insult do not even know the origin of the term and are therefore unable to use if effectively. Originally, it was a mildly insulting way to describe a young white dude that suddenly realized a 100 years to late that racism did exist even if it had been obvious to his own grandfather. It really meant very slow on the uptake, there was nothing wrong with realizing the problem though.
The purpose of woke is to attack progressive / open minded allies when non-progressive people cannot be found. This gives woke folks the satisfaction of imagining they are doing something good.
The idea is to imagine fake controversies which don’t exist / don’t make a difference. A classic example would be an educational institution cancelling a men’s sports team because there is no women’s team. Cancelling the men’s team is seen as a victory for feminism etc…..and if you don’t like it, you are sexist and misogynist. The person cancelling the sports team gets to imagine they did something progressive.
Finding real controversies and countering them seriously, IE through the legal / political process takes too much effort. At its heart, wokeism is fueled completely by the laziness of affluent, comfortable, 1st world types who can’t find real problems to deal with.
Of course Cons don’t like woke. It’s basically people finally realizing what a bunch of hateful jerks they are. Anti fucking everything. Immigrants, social services, inclusivity, indigenous peoples, Jews, black people, vaccines. You name it, they’re against it.
Scot,
It’s precisely because of comments like that that no one on this website takes you seriously. Talk about off the wall…zero credibility trying to lump us all in a same negative basket.
It’s not even a nice try.
You know, you should have a talk with Mulroney, you know, the guy who put Thatcher and Reagan in their place on the ANC and Mandela.
“Hasty generalizations (e.g., “All conservatives are dumb”) replace arguments based on statistical evidence and rigorous scientific research”
https://medium.com/the-controversial-idea/4-ways-to-spot-a-woke-ideologue-47153c0a7bc3
Anyone paying attention is going to have a hard time calling PP anti immigrant and anti inclusivity.
Sorry I didn’t do enough statistical and scientific research before making my comment.
Hey Scot, I’m a dead center Liberal and I don’t like woke-ism either. Woke is one of the greatest threats to Liberalism in Canada.
Look Sean, good on ya for being a dead center Liberal but the world has always had over the top do-gooders, environmentalist (tree huggers)etc. These people are not a threat to anyone or anything and don’t compare in the least to the dangers of right wing gun loving white supremacists.
There are many definitions of “woke” going around. Some are attributes to which we should aspire. Others are the reason that “woke-ism” is much-maligned.
For me, the issue is people who make a career out of finding fault in others, and/or who make themselves feel better by diverting attention away from their own shortcomings. Yes, I am not a good person, but that person over there is worse! Look at him, not me! That’s the subtle undertone of a lot of what the woke brigade stands for.
It also is the backbone of the Grievance Industry, whose sole purpose is to create classes of victims who can receive handouts and special treatment. This is an increasing part of the economy – various groups competing to advocate that they are the ones hardest done-by and most deserving of something monetary or preferential.
There’s being aware of injustice and then there’s declaring that math is racist.
Bingo
And then there is inanity.