Comment by seanmcdirmid
1 year ago
Trump 1.0 triggered the initial woke wave in the first place (he was a catalyst, not a proponent). Trump 2.0 would rather trigger double woke, which will trigger its backlash like woke 1.0 triggered its own backlash.
Biden as president is boring, which is how I like it. But if you want to rile liberals up, nominate or elect Trump president again, it will definitely drive voter turnout if anything else.
No, what triggered Woke 1.0 was a psyop around Occupy Wall Street, years before Trump was even a candidate. It was a diversion used to break up the protest. Since then, corporations have embraced it as a shield against future protests. They engineered this strife and they are likely to lose control eventually as all the hatred they planted boils over.
Any links for additional reading?
I think it's very likely the "culture war" is a distraction tactic so corporations and the ultra-wealthy can hide behind the real issues that divide us: they own the world and the levers of control while the rest of us work ourselves into the grave.
This will keep you busy: https://newdiscourses.com/ He is really a great speaker. Jimmy Dore and Glenn Greenwald also cover a lot of stuff on their channels.
The "Great Awokening" began circa 2012:
* https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/americas-wh...
* https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2304/2304.01596.pdf
* https://www.vox.com/2019/3/22/18259865/great-awokening-white...
* https://unherd.com/newsroom/where-did-the-great-awokening-co...