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45 sats \ 9 replies \ @SimpleStacker 19h \ parent \ on: Am I "woke right"? - Tom Woods Politics_And_Law
That's why Wesley Yang's "successor ideology" might be a better term for what wokism was originally meant to describe: #1211545
James Lindsay. That's the guy I think Woods is talking about. He's the guy I was thinking of. I've never been impressed with him. If I'm not mistaken he's best known for doing those fake sociology studies that tricked a bunch of people in academics.
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Ah, yes. James Lindsay is known for publishing a bunch of fake papers in various progressive journals, to show that they have zero publication standards.
This is something I'll always respect him for, but in the end it is just a stunt and doesn't mean that his other ideas necessarily carry weight.
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Yep.
The number of bad faith actors is really getting old to me. Its everywhere and pretty much all the time. In faith circles, bitcoin, politics, and many other areas. The part that is most frustrating to me is how many people do not seem to realize that they are acting in bad faith. By that I mean they don't care about learning and growth. They do not care about the truth. They only care about self promotion and seeming to "win" whatever current fake battle they are in.
My view is that the only way to win is to not play that game so that is what I try to do. I want to be fair. I don't care if that makes my "position" weaker. Its frustrating when you have to defend people that you actually disagree with because the things being said are so off base. It gets so old.
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It's the ethics of social media, man. Gotta secure that follower count!
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I think its also that "we" have become addicted the emotion of outrage. On top of the human tendency to scapegoat. We can blame most of our problems on some outside group or movement. That can be Trump supporters, the woke, the Jews, the Christians, Christian Nationalists, and for bitcoiners the state and fiat.
There are rational reasons why things happen but more often than not we get over-simplified theories that make groups of us feel good about our in-group. I hear some people say things like this. They almost sound like they get it. Then they only point outward outside of their team when they say it. Its hard to see the flaws in your own team and realize we are all human and have the same weaknesses.
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I really feel like a therapist to many of my friends. They get so spun up about the latest outrage. And its not just one of the teams. Its both. Its also in faith traditions where one group strawmans another. I have my opinions but this stuff gets absolutely stupid far too often. It is social media for sure and how traditional media has copied this human pattern of scape-goating.
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Yep, it is. But, that's an excuse and I won't get us a pass on it. We have to learn.
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I didn't mention this because it is so seldom discussed now. I remember hearing the phrase "stay woke" from the black activist movement back in the day. It then began to be used as a slur against the modern progressive movement. I don't think many people know the origins of the term. At least those using it the most don't seem to.
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I mean... I'm no expert but my dumb description of "woke" is a progressive left wing world view centered on post-modern deconstruction. So you have the belief that everything is is based on oppressor and oppressed. And on top of this the post-modern view on sexuality and gender. Many people that are in this camp have no idea that this is a descendant of Marxism.
As far as the right using the term woke, I don't think most of them know what it means. Its the new "liberal". Which just means you disagree with me. I still get called a liberal. And by that they mean a democrat. Most people are absolutely clueless on political thought. They merely mimic their influencer's talking points.
And these people have no right over my rights. Sorry, I don't care how much you love democracy. My rights are not up for debate and I don't care what you think about them. I care what God thinks.
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