Keep your Wokal_distance

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How to Play Games With Words.

1533 implied HN points • 16 Mar 23

🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Social justice Ideology Criticism Activism

Woke activists avoid labeling their ideology to evade criticism.
Zebras use camouflage to blend in with the herd for protection.
Properly defining 'wokeness' can lead to critical examination of its ideas.

Woke and Weaponized Bureaucracy Pt. 1

1081 implied HN points • 28 Feb 23

🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Social justice Diversity

Woke activists try to take over institutions and bureaucracies by controlling the ideas that govern them.
Woke activists use DEI initiatives as a tactic to bring woke ideas into institutions and dominate their culture.
DEI in woke ideology means focusing on physical and cultural differences, adjusting shares to make everyone equal, and creating a welcoming environment specifically for oppressed groups.

What makes a woke theory "Critical?"

845 implied HN points • 30 Mar 23

🚌 Education Theories Critical Thinking Social justice Knowledge Philosophy

Critical Social Justice Theorists focus on being 'critical' to analyze concepts and theories within the realm of wokeness.
The term 'critical' holds different meanings in the enlightenment liberal tradition of critical thinking and the woke social justice tradition of critical theory.
Woke activists view truth and knowledge through the lens of power dynamics and social inequalities, rather than objective reality.

Inclusivity: The Trojan Horse of Woke Censorship.

648 implied HN points • 10 Mar 23

🚌 Education Inclusivity Wokeness Censorship Debate Ideology

Inclusivity in woke ideology justifies censorship to prevent harm to marginalized groups.
Woke understanding of inclusivity involves controlling discussions by labeling opposing ideas as harmful.
Advocates of inclusivity in woke contexts often censor non-woke ideas, limiting open debate.

Woke and Weaponized Bureaucracy Pt. 2

628 implied HN points • 02 Mar 23

🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Social justice Critical Theory Government Policy

Woke activists use institutions and bureaucracies to promote their policies and ideologies.
Wokeness focuses on systemic power and the redistribution of power in society for equal outcomes.
Critical Social Justice's approach through systemic power analysis hinders solving observable problems using other methods.

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Woke and Weaponized Bureaucracy Pt. 3

550 implied HN points • 09 Mar 23

🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Ideology Diversity Identity Policy Bureaucracy

Woke ideology redefines key terms like "Diversity" to advance their values
Woke activists hide their ideology behind acceptable everyday terms
When the woke talk about diversity, they prioritize identity over opinions and expertise