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Thought Woke Was Dead? Brussels Says It’s a Top Political Priority for 2026
The European Conservative ^ | 12 Jan, 2026 | Javier Villamor

Posted on 01/13/2026 5:19:49 PM PST by MtnClimber

Brussels doubles down on gender, diversity, and decarbonisation while Europe’s strategic and social problems are pushed aside.

The European Commission has just made public its political priorities for 2026, and the result is hard to justify from any minimally realistic perspective. In an international context marked by war, geopolitical competition, energy insecurity, and internal social deterioration, Brussels has chosen to double down on an ideological agenda that appears utterly detached from the material reality facing Europeans.

While much of the world is moving towards more pragmatic positions on foreign policy, defence, and economic sovereignty, the European Union insists on turning climate and gender ideology into the central pillars of its political action.

The contrast speaks for itself. Among the issues the Commission claims to be leaving behind are matters that are central to everyday life and to the continent’s strategic stability: the war in Ukraine, dependence on Russian gas, soaring housing costs, job insecurity, and growing social divisions. In their place, the priorities for 2026 amount to a familiar repetition of vague and politically charged concepts: “democracy and European values,” gender equality, LGBT rights, accelerated decarbonisation, online safety, and sustainable finance. The message is unmistakable: structural problems are relegated to the background in favour of a cultural and identity-driven agenda.

This approach is no accident. It faithfully reflects the 2024–2029 Political Guidelines presented by the President of the Commission, which enshrine the continuity of the Green Deal, the expansion of equality and diversity policies, and a militant understanding of the “defence of democracy,” increasingly framed as control over public discourse and digital spaces.

Under the banner of fighting disinformation and extremism, Brussels is strengthening its regulatory impulse over the media, social networks, and algorithms, while sidestepping any serious debate on genuine pluralism and freedom of expression.

(Excerpt) Read more at europeanconservative.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
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1 posted on 01/13/2026 5:19:49 PM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

We should step back, watch and vow never to do what the EU is doing.


2 posted on 01/13/2026 5:20:06 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of scenerHow y, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

“Wokeness” is Satanic in origin and will not die this side of Judgement Day. In a way, it’s always been around in one form or another.


3 posted on 01/13/2026 5:22:51 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: MtnClimber

Oh, the United states of Europe. Living proof that fidots are real. 🙄


4 posted on 01/13/2026 5:23:49 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱🙏! Winning currently!)
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To: MtnClimber

Well is DEI, Woke, and Cancel Culture really dead in America or is it patiently waiting out Trump?


5 posted on 01/13/2026 5:30:08 PM PST by buckalfa (More chaos and disruption please.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Woke. Islam. Satanic. All the same dirty turd liberals think has a clean end.


6 posted on 01/13/2026 5:35:58 PM PST by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
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To: MtnClimber

This BS is part of the reason Trump wants Greenland. It will help building the fortress to hold the line for western civilization.


7 posted on 01/13/2026 6:04:04 PM PST by iamgalt
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To: MtnClimber
It's Europe.

Not much we can do about them.

8 posted on 01/13/2026 6:07:13 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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To: Menes

,,, Frohes Neues Jahr!


9 posted on 01/13/2026 6:50:25 PM PST by shaggy eel (A long way south of the border.)
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