Comment by wakawaka28
1 year ago
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...