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Originally Posted by belsarius
"Liberal wokeness" can be defined using 3 quotes.
1. The Golden Rule
2. Your mom
3. Wyld Stallyns
If following these 3 simple ideas is too hard, then you might be a redneck. (Jeff Foxworthy - probably)
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None of those explain the ideology behind things like the
cancellation of a guest lecture by a professor who is opposed to affirmative action. And none of the people who signed
this letter are rednecks.
Yascha Mounk eschews the term ‘woke’ in favour of ‘identity synthesis.’ Which he argues has seven elements:
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Scepticism about objective truth: a postmodern wariness about “grand narratives” that extends to scepticism about scientific claims and universal values.
Discourse analysis for political ends: a critique of speech and language to overcome oppressive structures.
Doubling down on identity: a strategy of embracing rather than dismantling identities.
Proud pessimism: the view that no genuine civil rights progress has been made, and that oppressive structures will always exist.
Identity-sensitive legislation: the failure of “equal treatment” requires policies that explicitly favour marginalised groups.
The imperative of intersectionality: effectively acting against one form of oppression requires responding to all its forms.
Standpoint theory: marginalised groups have access to truths that cannot be communicated to outsiders.
https://theconversation.com/how-a-ne...justice-217085
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Whether you agree or not with that particular list, I don’t see how anyone of good faith looking the political landscape today can fail to see some pretty big cleavages between traditional liberalism and whatever it is you want to call the progressive movement around identity equity.