joe40001 posted... Nah, there are things in the woke movement that I think we will very likely be cringing at in the future. Like trying to remove the idea of merit, removing standardized tests, ideas like Kendi's, etc.
If you take any idea, stick "progressive" on it. That doesn't make it good or future wisdom. Same way that if you took any idea stuck "patriotic" on it, didn't make it good back in post 9/11.
That's what it feels like to me, btw. When trying to push back on some of the crazy parts to some people. Saying "what you are advocating here isn't progressive, it's dumb/dangerous" to a person who is all-in on these ideas, feels identical to what I'd imagine it would feel like to say "what you are advocating here isn't patriotic, it's dumb/dangerous." to a person pushing the patriot act in 2001.
It had the word "patriot" in it so they don't want to intellectually engage in it beyond that.
And these days the thing is called "progressive" so they don't want to intellectually engage in it beyond that.
And IMO that just a very low resolution way to exist.
There is no such thing as a woke movement. Please refrain from posting until you discuss the real world.