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Wokeism Has Peaked
Wokeism will remain an influential global movement, but in the U.S. at least, it has already begun to decline.
The beginning of the end of the woke movement?
Photographer: Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers
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I’m calling it: Wokeism has peaked. Yes, it will remain a highly influential movement, and it will probably continue to spread globally. But in the U.S. at least, wokeism and the woke will ebb.
By wokeism, I refer to a movement that, on the positive side, is highly aware of racism and social injustice, and is galvanized toward raising awareness. On the negative side, it can be preachy, alienating, overly concerned with symbols and self-righteous.