Posted on 04/30/2022 4:22:12 AM PDT by MtnClimber
We must identify and expose woke thinking for what it is: a perverse attack by progressive activists on traditional American values.
Another name for "woke" is "warped," or better yet, "perverse." A recent book, Vivek Ramaswamy's Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam (New York and Nashville, 2021), addresses that perverse privileging of special identity groups and of the influence that accrues to these so-called "stakeholders."
At the beginning, Ramaswamy declares that he considers wokeness a "social justice scam." By "scam," the author implies a quid pro quo on the part of those radicals who, in return for grants, positions, access, honors, and sometimes outright graft, agree to withhold their accusations of wrongdoing from various politicians, corporate leaders, foundations, and wealthy individuals. Those who fail to pony up are charged with any number of crimes against "the oppressed," who then parlay their supposed weakness into a frightful strength that shifts the onus of truth onto the accused and renders them virtually impregnable. So powerful is that shield of weakness that few entities or individuals dare attempt to defend themselves against their woke accusers. Rather, they stay silent and pander, however fraudulent and unfair the accusations may be.
For this reason, it seems, the Black Lives Matter Network Organization was able to raise $90 million in donations in 2020 alone. Significantly, this was the first time in its eight-year history that BLM disclosed its finances, and what the disclosure revealed is a nonprofit organization that, according to a statement ("tell no lies") by its ten local chapters, seems consistently undemocratic, exclusive, and non-transparent in its dealings. The behavior of some associated with BLM would seem to be a good example of what Ramaswamy means by a "social justice scam"
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Would these companies donate to “White Men’s Lives Matter”? Why would they alienate a majority of their customers for a hoax pulled by a minority of their customers?
This scam has been going on since welfare was created to cease the burning of american cities!
Answer to the first question is twofold: a) protection money; b) virtue signaling
To the second question.....see a. But also, there are many "organizations" that give out so called awards for
" Best Companies for Diversity: Recognized by the editors of Black Enterprise Magazine, since 2007."
"Leading Inclusion Index Company; Inclusion Index Company by Seramount"
These are all Leftists organizations that intimidate companies by giving these awards.
No CEO wants to be on the negative publicity side of not getting one of these "awards".
Also, most Fortune 500 companies now have a DIE office.
This office, in conjunction with HR, promotes the Left's agenda including the homosexual and transgender agenda. Are you an ally is often asked. Implication is if you don't answer in the affirmative, then you're not an ally.
It borders on a hostile work environment.
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