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I've found that the academics, the writers of the papers and studies which are referenced by "the woke" are often willing and eager to discuss their research. H
by thinkingemote 6y ago
I've found that the academics, the writers of the papers and studies which are referenced by "the woke" are often willing and eager to discuss their research. However they are not the subjects that the "anti woke" people want to debate with. These primary sources and academics often would not identify themselves with the groups that the "anti woke" are targeting, although they would have sympathy and their support.
So we have a situation where there are at least 3 groups of people. 1) the social justice academics. 2) the social justice activists and 3) the anti social justice crew.
The academics have nuance and subtleties in their research which are often removed by the activists. The mob doesn't write papers. No mob debates.
These different groups are the reason why some people say that the idea that the universities are full of anti-truth religious purist moralists is a conspiracy theory.
- woofie11 6y agoThat has not been my experience with woke academics. They're glad to lecture, but debate stops as soon as they meet someone who can stand up to them and argue back with a similar level of rhetorical prowess and expertise. They'll debate strawmen, only -- undergrads, unsophisticated public, and similar. To be clear, that's not true of all academics -- just this group.