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I think here the concept of Wokeness has been somewhat muddled and hijacked of late, and this has created/allowed a bit of push back against the perception of w
by Neil44 5y ago
I think here the concept of Wokeness has been somewhat muddled and hijacked of late, and this has created/allowed a bit of push back against the perception of what woke is becoming.
With regard to previous owners of some national trust properties having committed deeds we are no longer comfortable with. I know. I don’t need that pushed down my throat when I’m trying to enjoy a nice family day out in a pretty place. I see no purpose to that. I think most people feel the same.
- jacksonkmarley 5y agoIf I understood the article correctly, there was a report on past slavery and colonialism links to NT properties published on the website. I'm not sure that I would consider this a barrier to people enjoying an outing at such a property.
- Neil44 5y agoIn reality probably not no, but the reporting around everything has been somewhat histerical.
- jacksonkmarley 5y agoYeah, I think you have to actively engage the 'system 2' analysis part of your brain when reading media stuff, and consciously try to extract the facts from the outrage and triggering, even from traditionally 'reliable' sources. It's kind of hard work but otherwise you just get manipulated too much.