Tag: wokeism

Democratic Party Won’t Admit It’s Become the Party of Wealth

Commentary How often during the last year of wokeness have middle- and lower-class Americans listened to multimillionaires of all races and genders lecture them on their various pathologies and oppressions? University presidents with million-dollar salaries virtue-signal on the cheap their own sort of “unearned white privilege.” Meghan Markle and the Obamas, from their plush estates,…


NZ Military Takes Down Winning Essay That Criticises Wokeism

The New Zealand (NZ) army has removed a winning essay from a defence force writing competition because it argues against ‘woke culture’ within the army. Originally published on an NZ army website on July 1 along with winners of other categories, the essay titled ‘Can the Army Afford to go Woke, Benign Social Progress or…


The Systemic Con Behind Wokeism

Commentary There are lots of reasons why wokeism spread like wildfire once America lost its collective mind during the pandemic, quarantine, self-induced recession, and rioting of 2020. Wokeism was never really about racism, sexism, or other isms. For some, it illustrated a psychological pathology of projection: transferring one’s own prejudices onto others in order to…


Welcome to Wokespeak: Its Logic-Defying Rhetoric Is Making Heads Spin

In the midst of the nation’s racial upheaval last year, media outlets including the Associated Press, the New York Times and the Washington Post rushed to start capitalizing the word “Black” in reference to African Americans, some announcing the move as a long-overdue gesture of respect. While RealClear has not changed its style, the change…


It’s No Surprise That Trust in Media Continues to Plummet

Commentary The pandemic era has not been kind to the health of Canadian journalism and the public’s overall regard for it. A survey published in March by the Edelman communications firm delves more deeply into the problem, which reflects a year of journalistic conduct during the pandemic and the wokism that took hold of many…


Sen. Scott: ‘Woke Supremacy’ is Just as Dangerous as White Supremacy

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has denounced the current left-wing attack on black conservatives and a focus on being “woke,” saying the concept is harmful and as detrimental as white supremacy. “Woke supremacy is as bad as white supremacy,” the South Carolina senator said Monday evening in an appearance on “Fox News Primetime.” Host Trey Gowdy…


Australian Labor Party to Compel Companies to Reveal Gender Pay Gap

Large business could be forced to publicly reveal gender pay gaps in a proposal pitched by Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese. Announcing the pitch in a post on Twitter on March 7, Albanese said that the opposition would lead a national push to help close the gender pay gap. The pitch forms part of the…


Laurence Fox, Leader of UK Anti-Woke ‘Reclaim Party’ Announces Run for Mayor of London

Laurence Fox, the leader of the recently established Reclaim Party—whose name plays off the idea that culture has been captured by the politically hyper-correct and needs reclaiming—has announced he is running for mayor of London. Calling the decision “slightly daunting, but needed,” Fox told the American Thought Leaders program in a March 4 interview that…