"It is so strange." Not really. It depends on your perspective.
If you start with the premise that "woke" reality is determined and defined by various levels of perceived or self-defined victimhood, it is not strange at all. Starting in the 1960's and accelerating through the 70's, this quasi-religious view begin to spread (infect?) Ameri…
"It is so strange." Not really. It depends on your perspective.
If you start with the premise that "woke" reality is determined and defined by various levels of perceived or self-defined victimhood, it is not strange at all. Starting in the 1960's and accelerating through the 70's, this quasi-religious view begin to spread (infect?) America, primarily in our education system. The notion that individual hard work, demonstrated accomplishment, and (most importantly) individual responsibility for outcome based on individual choices, which had defined and set America apart from other nations was replaced with the relentless search for "why I'm a victim and why everyone else owes me." A very lucrative career path opened up for some enterprising charlatans (as reported today elsewhere in TFP). More importantly, it began to replace the basic understanding of good/bad and right/wrong. The simple truth is this: REALITY EXISTS IRREGARDLESS OF "FEELINGS." We ignore that concept at our peril.
"It is so strange." Not really. It depends on your perspective.
If you start with the premise that "woke" reality is determined and defined by various levels of perceived or self-defined victimhood, it is not strange at all. Starting in the 1960's and accelerating through the 70's, this quasi-religious view begin to spread (infect?) America, primarily in our education system. The notion that individual hard work, demonstrated accomplishment, and (most importantly) individual responsibility for outcome based on individual choices, which had defined and set America apart from other nations was replaced with the relentless search for "why I'm a victim and why everyone else owes me." A very lucrative career path opened up for some enterprising charlatans (as reported today elsewhere in TFP). More importantly, it began to replace the basic understanding of good/bad and right/wrong. The simple truth is this: REALITY EXISTS IRREGARDLESS OF "FEELINGS." We ignore that concept at our peril.