> The woke movement could be the next great U.S. cultural export — and it is going to do many other countries some real good. More cultural imperialism, yeah,

> The woke movement could be the next great U.S. cultural export — and it is going to do many other countries some real good. More cultural imperialism, yeah, precisely what the world needed. > Does that make you feel better or worse about wokeism? I say better. Again, keep the bigger picture in mind. It doesn’t much matter who controls the English department at Oberlin College. But it would be nice if the Saudis moved to allow more rights for women. > Note that it is not necessary to approve of all U.S. cultural exports to view the spread of wokeism as a net positive for the world. I do not like either Big Macs or Marvel movies, for instance. But at the end of the day I think American culture is a healthy, democratizing, liberating influence, so I want to extend it. It's very weird to defend the woke movement without being able to step back and see how advocating for more American influence is almost contrary to what wokism is about. Why is it so hard to just leave other countries alone? Can't they focus on fixing their issues? > Wokeism has passed a market test that has been going on for decades. That should give pause to anyone seeking to dismiss it. So did colonialism and slavery.