Canada must reject the culture wars’ weapon of ‘anti-woke’ and understand its dangers
Maybe it's time for those who understand the dangers of the attacks on 'wokeness' to assert that if being 'woke' is to seek the best that democracy in Canada can offer, namely substantive equality, inclusion and equal liberty and dignity for all, bring it on. Its antithesis is autocracy and the rule of fear.
When populist and demagogic leaders use the cultural weapon of “woke” or "wokeness,” it is often meant to refer to those who are overly imbued with political correctness. However, its use has a more insidious rationale that aims at promoting divisions in society in pu...
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