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Woke
Sep 27, 2023
Laurie Taylor talks to philosopher Susan Neiman about the concept of 'woke' and its attack on progressive values. Huw Davies discusses the British 'war on woke' as an ideological campaign mobilizing reactionary tropes in mainstream British politics.
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- 'Woke' politics is not inherently left-wing but rather an attack on progressive, universal values and the Enlightenment.
- The British 'war on woke' is an ideological campaign mobilizing reactionary tropes within mainstream political discourse.
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The Expansion of the Term 'Woke'
The term 'woke' originally referred to being politically conscious and aware of racial injustice. However, it has now become a term of political division, often associated with left-wing hypersensitivity. Some political analysts argue that 'woke' is not just a term of disparagement, but a belief system, a set of ideas constituting a threat to Western civilization.
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