Collectivism emphasizes the group over the individual, and Wokeism falls under this definition as it sorts people into groups based on race, gender, or sexuality, and treats those categories as primary, even determinative, of someone's experience or moral status. Thus, it sidelines personal responsibility, merit, or nuance.
Exactly like the communists in Russia saw the world primarily as a struggle between classes - we know where that led, starting in 1917.
White liberals treat black people like they own our thoughts and opinions. If any black person steps out of line, white liberal will show their true racist colors. Byron Donalds has done an incredible job fighting for our country. He is not a “race traitor” or a “fascist” - IG therightwingedangel
You are no longer Byron, John, or Jane, you are a pile of labels (black, white, gay, etc.), and aren't allowed to have your own opinion - every label comes with a prescribed set of beliefs. If you don't obey, you are expelled - from being black, gay, white liberal, etc.
If you have your own opinion about gay rights, transgenders, pronouns, races and so on, they label you a bigot - phobic, racist, fascist. It’s a tactic to intimidate and silence you: Everyone wants to be seen as a good person, so they slap the 'phobic' label on you to make you self-censor.
Thus, Wokeism labels dissent as immoral in order to suppress critical thinking.
Those who are not susceptible to censorship are punished by cancellation, social ostracism, and career destruction.
These lesbian women are being called fascists for refusing to allow 'women with penises' at their events:
After announcing that her lesbian event would only permit biological women, Kelly Frost faced complaints of transphobia. Photograph: The Telegraph
Once Wokeism gains control over the legal system, harsher punishments will follow. Laws against misgendering are only the beginning.
Wokeism is an anti-free speech ideology based on the belief that equity is above individual freedom, and, of course, the only correct interpretation of equity (as well as race, gender, colonialism, etc.) is the Woke one.
are all rooted in Woke ideology, not science.
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Like any authoritarian ideology, Wokeism seeks to mold the individual - starting from childhood. From kindergarten, children are taught to see themselves not as individuals, but as members of oppressed or oppressor groups. Instead of fostering critical thinking and resilience, they promote conformity and victimhood.
Wokeism redefines the very concept of racism by claiming that it only exists in the form of structural social phenomena embedded in laws, institutions, and systems, and, thus, only groups with power can be racist. That approach legitimizes a wide range of racism, such as belief in racial superiority or unequal treatment based on race, including crimes based on racial hatred.
Most countries have long moved past the idea that skin color defines a person. However, the race-baiting of Wokeism — amplified by powerful information channels like American mass media and Hollywood — revives and legitimizes an outdated, ugly racist belief that the world had long rejected.
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If we want to preserve free speech, individual rights, and equal treatment under the law, we must challenge Wokeism wherever it creeps into policy, culture, or education.
We must offer clear definitions of racism, gay rights, transgender identity, colonialism, etc, grounded in science and universal human rights, not Woke ideological dogma.
To push Wokeism out of these domains, we must restore the true meaning of equality, dignity, and freedom - with a clear focus on core Western values: individual rights and individuality.
