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Musa Al-Gharbi on Why We Have Never Been Woke

The Good Fight

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Wokeness and Its Paradoxes

This chapter examines the modern implications of Puritan values on social justice movements, particularly the emergence of wokeness and political correctness. It critiques how privilege and identity politics often complicate the goals of activists, revealing a disconnect between advocacy and the actual needs of marginalized communities. The discussion further explores the challenges of representation and the potential divisiveness of asymmetric multiculturalism within American culture.

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