WSJ, by Garry Kasparov The search is on for new words for old ideas. “Cancel culture” and “woke” have become overused and abused, part of a struggle to define one’s political opponents in the harshest possible way, to dismiss ideas as not only wrong or harmful, but intolerable. As a nonnative English speaker, I am content to avoid rhetorical fashion and use... Read more
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‘Woke’ Is a Bad Word for a Real Threat to American Democracy – WSJ
November 21 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, American Thought, Censorship, The Left, Western Civilization, WokeOrwell and the Woke
October 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Critical Theory, WokeBY Victor David Hanson 9/31/2021 Commentary “Twelve voices were shouting in anger, and they were all alike. No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” — George Orwell, “Animal Farm” What... Read more
Woke Ideology Mimics Precursors to Totalitarian Slaughter, Experts Say
June 22 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, Western Civilization, WokeEpoch Times 6/22/2021 Some of the core tenets of the “woke” ideology spreading around the country mimic ideas used to justify many of the most horrendous atrocities of the past century, according to several experts. A recently released documentary exploring the topic, called “Better Left Unsaid,” concludes that the self-identified “radical left” endorses four fundamental “truths” that they “hold to be self-evident,”... Read more
The hatred behind Stop Funding Hate – UnHerd
June 21 | Posted by mrossol | Losing Freedom, Politically correct, The Left, WokeWe might then add that, as a hate-group, Stop Funding Hate seems to be propelled by racism and sexism. Since the initial team who are presenting shows on GB News appears to be notably more ethnically diverse, and with a better gender balance than any competitor channel, we could say that there can really be only one reason why Stop... Read more
New Film Exposes Woke: Douglas Murray, Peter Boghossian, Travis Brown
June 20 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Critical Theory, WokeAs David Rubin’s “show” usually is, the dialog is [mostly] calm and intelligent. About minute 25 is especially good where Peter Boghossian states that people concerned need to “speak truth in the face of danger”. I look forward to seeing the documentary, which I will try and remember to link.
The woke don’t want to save the world – UnHerd
June 10 | Posted by mrossol | Politically correct, Western Civilization, WokeUnHerd 6/10/2021 by Peter Franklin
It’s Pride month — and so it’s time to make rainbows. Any medium will do: parades, flags, biscuits, sandwiches and, of course, corporate branding. Look at the social media accounts of some of the world’s biggest companies and you’ll see that their graphic designers have been busy adding vibrant colours to normally sober logos.
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