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Chris and Jake chat through the difference between radicalization and wokeness, and how sometimes they appear to be the same thing from the “outside”. In considering the influences of politics, religion, and social media on their DEI work, Jake and Chris end up admitting that some days, it feels exhausting to keep having these conversations and give themselves some permission to pause… but not quit!
For more information:
https://www.rw.institute/
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Oh, for the love of God: “The clear goal of Christian nationalism is to seize power only for its mostly white evangelical and conservative Catholic followers, no matter who else gets hurt or how many elections have to be overturned. This is the unholy force that incited the failed coup of Jan. 6, 2021, brought us the recent spate of theocratic Supreme Court opinions, and has inspired multiple wave upon wave of dangerous misinformation about elections, climate change, and COVID-19—all in direct contrast to Jesus’ teachings of love, truth, and the common good.”
We get it, dude. You’re woke: “For some, “woke” symbolizes an awakening to the injustices around the world, a sort of enlightenment. While others view the term as being commodified to attract attention from progressive movements. In today’s world, wokeness has been reduced to social media activism. Like a lot of things, people have taken this powerful word from the Black community and converted it into a one-dimensional trendy term.”
What is radicalization?: “It is important to recognize that radicalization, or having radical thoughts, is not illegal or necessarily problematic in and of itself. The Canadian Constitution, through the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, protects Canadians' freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression. Radicalization to violence occurs when a person or group takes on extreme ideas and begins to think they should use violence to support or advance their ideas or beliefs. These beliefs can fall along a wide spectrum of ideologies, including political and religious ideologies.”
Hate Scrolling: “It’s hard to argue that YouTube doesn’t play a role in radicalization. This was first pointed out by technology sociologist Zeynep Tufekci, who illustrated how recommended videos gradually drive users towards more extreme content. In Tufekci’s words, videos about jogging lead to videos about running ultramarathons, videos about vaccines lead to conspiracy theories, and videos about politics lead to “Holocaust denials and other disturbing content””
BONUS: Book Recommendation – Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates: “This normalization of so-called ‘low-level’ misogyny is what forms the foundations from which men and boys become capable of climbing the ladder towards radical ideologies, which are both a symptom and cause of the epidemic of violence against women. Men Who Hate Women is a wake-up call to how seriously misogyny at all levels needs to be taken in order for society to tackle violence against women”.
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Chris and Jake chat through the difference between radicalization and wokeness, and how sometimes they appear to be the same thing from the “outside”. In considering the influences of politics, religion, and social media on their DEI work, Jake and Chris end up admitting that some days, it feels exhausting to keep having these conversations and give themselves some permission to pause… but not quit!
For more information:
https://www.rw.institute/
Follow Disorienting Dilemma on Twitter:
@podcastdilemma
Resources/materials:
Oh, for the love of God: “The clear goal of Christian nationalism is to seize power only for its mostly white evangelical and conservative Catholic followers, no matter who else gets hurt or how many elections have to be overturned. This is the unholy force that incited the failed coup of Jan. 6, 2021, brought us the recent spate of theocratic Supreme Court opinions, and has inspired multiple wave upon wave of dangerous misinformation about elections, climate change, and COVID-19—all in direct contrast to Jesus’ teachings of love, truth, and the common good.”
We get it, dude. You’re woke: “For some, “woke” symbolizes an awakening to the injustices around the world, a sort of enlightenment. While others view the term as being commodified to attract attention from progressive movements. In today’s world, wokeness has been reduced to social media activism. Like a lot of things, people have taken this powerful word from the Black community and converted it into a one-dimensional trendy term.”
What is radicalization?: “It is important to recognize that radicalization, or having radical thoughts, is not illegal or necessarily problematic in and of itself. The Canadian Constitution, through the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, protects Canadians' freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression. Radicalization to violence occurs when a person or group takes on extreme ideas and begins to think they should use violence to support or advance their ideas or beliefs. These beliefs can fall along a wide spectrum of ideologies, including political and religious ideologies.”
Hate Scrolling: “It’s hard to argue that YouTube doesn’t play a role in radicalization. This was first pointed out by technology sociologist Zeynep Tufekci, who illustrated how recommended videos gradually drive users towards more extreme content. In Tufekci’s words, videos about jogging lead to videos about running ultramarathons, videos about vaccines lead to conspiracy theories, and videos about politics lead to “Holocaust denials and other disturbing content””
BONUS: Book Recommendation – Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates: “This normalization of so-called ‘low-level’ misogyny is what forms the foundations from which men and boys become capable of climbing the ladder towards radical ideologies, which are both a symptom and cause of the epidemic of violence against women. Men Who Hate Women is a wake-up call to how seriously misogyny at all levels needs to be taken in order for society to tackle violence against women”.