It's a mistake to automatically dismiss people who care about certain problems as woke. Many of the problems the woke profess to care about are really serious ones.
The trouble with wokeness is not the problems they choose, but the superficial way in which they engage with them. They turn virtue into mere etiquette. But problems like climate change and the brokenness of the US criminal justice system are real.
@paulg I'm sorry if this is a really stupid question, but I feel I can ask you: As someone not from US & not following most of political debate, what the hell does "woke" mean? Some labels seem quite arbitrary and confusing and it feels like so much context is needed to understand!
@paulg The problem is the generalization that we live in now. And also that some people don't talk about situations or problems, they just talk about the people and how to label and criticize them.
@paulg 👏🏼👏🏼 That’s where discernment comes in - just because you feel a group of people’s beliefs are too extreme doesn’t mean there’s not a lot of merit in their concerns. LISTENING is so important. Love for your fellow human should be our guiding light.
@paulg That's actually hilarious. 95%of all the woke related issues are absolute shite of the lowest quality.
@paulg Not to sound too "woke", but it disturbs me that phrases that originated with the African American community as a response to racial injustice evolve into derogatory terms in the mouths of white people. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke
@paulg Still haven't seen data showing 'systemic' racism (and yes, there would be data if it were systemic). Likewise any on limited trans rights; mostly bathroom wars and sports participation. And what % of pop is trans? These don't warrant anywhere near the resources they attract
@paulg Of course the problems identified by the “woke” are real problems that need to be addressed. The issue is that “woke culture” is generally insincere in fixing those problems and is more about fake virtue signalling to aid in taking power. The leaders who take this path wont fix