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Tracing the Roots of the Ideological Movement (Formerly) Known as Wokeness

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The host introduces Yasha Monk, an author and scholar, as they delve into the concept of 'wokeness' and its rejection of both liberalism and Marxism. They explore its origins in the ideas of Marx, Foucault, Said, Spivak, and Chomsky, with the goal of rescuing leftists from its fixation on identity and bringing them back to liberalism.

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