I disagree... For the left, 'woke' means different things, for different people at different times. That doesn't make it meaningless; It makes it simply harder to explain through an naturalistic point of view.
Even if I were to grant that the populist right calls everything it doesn't... 1/
There are plenty of (political) philosophers, sociologists, cultural anthropologists, etc... that can clearly explain it's origins, trajectory and current state from their respective fields; there's plenty sophisticatedly
written about it. 1/
Just because ideologies are often in a state of flux/liquid in nature, doesn't mean people can't discern the unique qualities of an ideology and track the shifting aspects of it.
So, in a literal sense your statement is just false.
If you feel like you and the people around you... 2/
... like as 'Woke' -which I don't btw, because populists are far more clear on what woke means to them and very specifically mean (neo-)liberal, progressive ideology-
Why then would you ever adopt a slur, given to you by your political opponent, as an identifier? 2/
Yes, the word is tainted because of 15 years of extreme leftwing activistic excesses and hyper-identity politics.
And if that wasn't bad enough: It's been co-opted by the right as a designation of its political enemies.
It's easy for them to dismiss leftwing ideological renewal because of it. 1/
Might be. But it’s exactly that history that makes me embrace this ‘other’ definition, surely with the ironic, mitigating goal to show the radical and extreme right what the term that makes them fume entails….
Alright, but to be clear: the qualifiers on this list are ambiguous and vague while simultaneously still signaling hyper-identity politics and monocultural progressivism.
This need to 'stick it to right-wingers', is holding us back.
Look at how easy it has become for populists... 1/
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12. you know how to be rational
13. you can find nuances
The left should move away from the word Woke all together.
Even if I were to grant that the populist right calls everything it doesn't... 1/
There are plenty of (political) philosophers, sociologists, cultural anthropologists, etc... that can clearly explain it's origins, trajectory and current state from their respective fields; there's plenty sophisticatedly
written about it. 1/
So, in a literal sense your statement is just false.
If you feel like you and the people around you... 2/
Why then would you ever adopt a slur, given to you by your political opponent, as an identifier? 2/
And if that wasn't bad enough: It's been co-opted by the right as a designation of its political enemies.
It's easy for them to dismiss leftwing ideological renewal because of it. 1/
In my opinion there's is literally nothing redeeming about that word to describe your political, socio-economic, cultural or ideological leanings.
Ditch it all together. 2/
This need to 'stick it to right-wingers', is holding us back.
Look at how easy it has become for populists... 1/