I’ve long looked for a succinct definition of the pejorative sense of the word. Wikipedia delivers:
Insincere form of performative activism
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Some leftists, such as writer Daniel Bernabé and philosopher Susan Neiman, criticize wokeness as a form of tribalism which divides the working class and distracts from the universalist class struggle
Though to be fair, tribalism is really hard to escape. Everyone seems to have a tribe.
I personally don’t identify with any of the large social movements taking place right now, on the right or the left. I do have a group of similar, like-minded friends. Now it seems like they’re my tribe.
I personally don’t identify with any of the large social movements taking place right now, on the right or the left. I do have a group of similar, like-minded friends. Now it seems like they’re my tribe.
This sounds like it makes you feel very safe. The fascists will likely come for you last.
I’ve long looked for a succinct definition of the pejorative sense of the word. Wikipedia delivers:
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Though to be fair, tribalism is really hard to escape. Everyone seems to have a tribe.
I personally don’t identify with any of the large social movements taking place right now, on the right or the left. I do have a group of similar, like-minded friends. Now it seems like they’re my tribe.
This sounds like it makes you feel very safe. The fascists will likely come for you last.
No it doesn’t make me feel safe at all. It feels like 1920s Germany all over again!