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Like most of these wokisms, it's not about bettering the situation or lives, it's more about complying with a singly-minded mindset of a singular world view tha
by stjohnswarts 5y ago
Like most of these wokisms, it's not about bettering the situation or lives, it's more about complying with a singly-minded mindset of a singular world view that wokists would have us all hold. It's the same way with any cult (whether religious or social). When you control words and vocabulary you are just one step from controlling thoughts.
- dTal 5y ago>When you control words and vocabulary you are just one step from controlling thoughts. Yes? That's the entire point. Language shapes thought, and so word choice matters, and so there is a movement to be mindful of word choices. It's not a "cult" or dystopian thought control because it's completely democratic - people have every right to shame each other for poor word choices. "Wokists" aren't some cabal, manipulatively pulling strings from behind a shadowy curtain - these views only have power because they're held by a lot of people. If you want to convince people to do things differently, you'll have to address their views on their own merits. Attacking the basic principle of social enforcement of moral values won't accomplish anything.
- egberts1 5y ago