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We Got Here Because of Cowardice. We Get Out With Courage
Commentary ^ | NOVEMBER 2021 | Bari Weiss

Posted on 10/15/2021 3:31:08 PM PDT by TBP

Let me offer the briefest overview of the core beliefs of the Woke Revolution, which are abundantly clear to anyone willing to look past the hashtags and the jargon.

persuasion—the purpose of argument—is replaced with public shaming. Moral complexity is replaced with moral certainty. Facts are replaced with feelings.

Ideas are replaced with identity. Forgiveness is replaced with punishment. Debate is replaced with de-platforming. Diversity is replaced with homogeneity of thought. Inclusion, with exclusion.

But there is one word we should linger on, because every moment of radical victory turned on it. The word is cowardice.

(Excerpt) Read more at commentary.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blogcop; courage; cowardice; doubledigitiq; hammerhead; wannabee; weiss; woke
Weiss includes the obligatory bash at Fox News, but otherwise does an excellent job of discussing and deconstructing woke culture. We need courage to stand up to the woke fascist bullies.
1 posted on 10/15/2021 3:31:08 PM PDT by TBP
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To: TBP

“Nuts?”


2 posted on 10/15/2021 3:33:00 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: TBP
The word is ....

(Excerpt) Read more at commentary.org ...

The Word is Excerpt! Yay BLOGS! Pay BLOGS!

3 posted on 10/15/2021 3:56:02 PM PDT by humblegunner (Ain't drownin', Just wavin'...)
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The failed strategy of the Republicans was to give them enough rope, remain silent, so public opinion would destroy them. Didn’t calculate in ALL academia, ALL the media, ALL technology communications, ALL Hollywood was in on a long ago calculated coup that bulldozed over them and the entire country.


4 posted on 10/15/2021 3:57:07 PM PDT by USCG SimTech ( )
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To: USCG SimTech

Their strategy has been to assist the Democrats without looking like they are and they have been very successful.

Flimsey Grahamnesty was just re-elected after voting for amnesty and a permanent Democrat majority THREE times and promising to do it again.


5 posted on 10/15/2021 4:01:12 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: TBP

“The revolution has been met with almost no resistance by those who have the title CEO or leader or president or principal in front of their names. The refusal of the adults in the room to speak the truth, their refusal to say no to efforts to undermine the mission of their institutions, their fear of being called a bad name and that fear trumping their responsibility—that is how we got here.”

Excellent, excellent article.


6 posted on 10/15/2021 4:23:38 PM PDT by livius
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To: USCG SimTech

They musta thought Gramsci’s “:”long March through the institutions” was as fake as Cloward & Pivens strategy.


7 posted on 10/15/2021 4:45:43 PM PDT by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos)
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To: livius

The so-called adults fancy themselves to be leaders as social structure transforms to globalist. Leaders get power by having followers, which are by defintion NOT INDEPENDENT. The so-called leaders get positions of power because they crave power, not because they have any itch to protect rugged individualism.


8 posted on 10/15/2021 4:53:00 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: TBP
"We Got Here Because of Cowardice. We Get Out With Courage"

We Got Here Because of Cowardice. We Only Get Out With Courage & Bloodshed...

9 posted on 10/15/2021 7:35:23 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: humblegunner

I’m sorry, but it costs them money to publish this. What are you doing to publish your opinions?

You as a visitor don’t have to pay to go to the site, and if they get more hits, that’s fine because they can get ad revenue.

But tell me again exactly what you’re doing???


10 posted on 10/16/2021 1:52:10 PM PDT by livius
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To: livius
But tell me again exactly what you’re doing???

Lookin' good and fighting crime.

How about you?

11 posted on 10/16/2021 1:53:51 PM PDT by humblegunner (Ain't drownin', Just wavin'...)
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To: humblegunner

I’m talking about posting information. Why do you try to cut down anybody who is a writer or information source that somebody here posts?

I have several family members fighting crime too, in different states. All I do in my own state is try to maintain the truth in history, and I have fought against a lot of attempts to take down American history.

But I don’t fight against friendly bloggers or publications. I honestly don’t understand...and I’ve been here for years and seen your posts for years...why you are attacking people who are on our side?

Seriously, I’m not being sarcastic, I just want to know what it is you don’t like about them.


12 posted on 10/16/2021 2:14:17 PM PDT by livius
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To: livius
I just want to know what it is you don’t like about them.

Fair enough.

Do you know how to use a saw? Any kind, chain or circular or mitre.. whatever.

Suppose someone, unasked, shows up and wants to instruct you how to use that saw.

Are you happy? Glad for the help?
Or maybe are you a bit insulted that this person has assumed
that you are an ignorant dumbass and that you need them to explain things to you?

People like that are a problem and need punched in the face.

13 posted on 10/16/2021 2:23:40 PM PDT by humblegunner (Ain't drownin', Just wavin'...)
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To: humblegunner

Huh? I don’t think anybody is instructing you on anything. These are just opinions being offered.

Some are good, some are worthless. But why attack people for posting them or even writing them in the first place?

I’m assuming you agree with the general gist of the posts or articles (anti authoritarian, in general) so why not just comment on the article and stop attacking the poster or the fact that the article was posted on such and such a site?


14 posted on 10/16/2021 4:15:49 PM PDT by livius
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To: TBP
Say no to the Woke Revolution

YES! I mean NO!

15 posted on 10/16/2021 7:50:24 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Suppo)
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