It’s fifteen years too late, but the left is finally starting to have a debate on “woke”. Sort of.
But what is “woke”? And what do we do about it?
Is it embarrassing terminology that we should distance ourselves from, like out of style pants?
Is it simply social justice politics that we should be doubling down on, lest we abandon our principles?
Or is it a parasitic monster that we need to be drag into the sunlight so that it burns to death, and also drive a stake through its heart, so that it stays dead, and stops sucking the blood from our veins?
In this episode we define the terms Woke, D.E.I and Cancel Culture and look at the effect that they’ve had on left wing politics, and how the left should react to “woke” if we want to advance left wing goals and policies, from social justice to democracy, to economic redistribution.
 
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00:00 Hello fellow kids: Worbs 
00:43 the left debate on woke: un gros caca mou 
03:06 the Lizard Left: left wing politics in right wing disguise 
04:04 what Left and Right really mean 
05:17 Why are Stalin and Hitler on opposite ends of the political spectrum? 
06:56 Israeli hasbara pinkwashing 
08:24 British imperialism and women’s rights 
09:19 results vs stated goals of DEI and Woke discourse 
16:19 mini history of woke: from black consciousness to white cult 
19:30 Woke: domination disguised as social justice 
20:12 Woke as a religious vs political ideology 
21:45 the reaction to NAZA: PMC turf war tantrum disguised as left wing politics 
24:31 conformity enforcement vs left wing results 
25:39 imperviousness to evidence: rastas and dyke dreadlocks 
25:58 the religion of the ‘clergy of capitalism’ 
27:54 functions of woke: sabotaging economic redistribution 
29:23 functions of woke: sabotaging social justice concepts 
29:36 “microaggressions” 
30:06 “black people can’t be racist” 
30:50 “privilege” 
31:59 “defund the police” 
32:34 “not my job to educate you” 
33:06 functions of woke: hiding individual self-interest behind identity 
35:01 DEI: the institutional application of woke 
37:34 Cancel Culture: the enforcement mechanism of all right-wing religious cults 
40:47 the left is about equality of power, not better elites 
44:05 how should left wing politicians respond to their problematic woke statements? 
46:11 Coming Soon! HELP!!! Seeya!
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It’s fifteen years too late, but the left is finally starting to have a debate on “woke”. Sort of. But what is “woke”? And what do we do about it? Is it embarrassing terminology that we should distance ourselves from, like out of style pants? Is it simply social justice politics that we should be doubling down on, lest we abandon our principles? Or is it a parasitic monster that we need to be drag into the sunlight so that it burns to death, and also drive a stake through its heart, so that it stays dead, and stops sucking the blood from our veins? In this episode we define the terms Woke, D.E.I and Cancel Culture and look at the effect that they’ve had on left wing politics, and how the left should react to “woke” if we want to advance left wing goals and policies, from social justice to democracy, to economic redistribution. TO SUPPORT MY PRECARIOUS EXISTENCE (I do not monetize my channel, and depend on donations in order to do this and to live, and currently am not making enough to pay my taxes in may!): PAYPAL ONE TIME OR MONTHLY DONATIONS: (best for me) PATREON PER EPISODE DONATIONS (subscribe via web browser, and NOT the apple app which takes 30% of your money! you can also subscribe for free to get show updates) KO-FI ONE TIME OR MONTHLY DONATIONS https://ko-fi.com/whatispolitics BIBLIOGRAPHY TRANSCRIPT: (coming soon) VIDEO VERSION RSS FEED tweeter: @worbsintowords ALL MUSIC BY STARSIXNINE: (NEW ARTIST OWNED COOP PLATFORM!) or bandcamp or spotify cover: rowdy roddy piper in “They Live” sees the aliens with his special glasses which represent understanding the definitions of left and right and what the concept of ‘lizard left’ is, while AOC laughs off ‘woke 1’ as ‘craaaazzzy’. you’re welcome! 00:00 Hello fellow kids: Worbs 00:43 the left debate on woke: un gros caca mou 03:06 the Lizard Left: left wing politics in right wing disguise 04:04 what Left and Right really mean 05:17 Why are Stalin and Hitler on opposite ends of the political spectrum? 06:56 Israeli hasbara pinkwashing 08:24 British imperialism and women’s rights 09:19 results vs stated goals of DEI and Woke discourse 16:19 mini history of woke: from black consciousness to white cult 19:30 Woke: domination disguised as social justice 20:12 Woke as a religious vs political ideology 21:45 the reaction to NAZA: PMC turf war tantrum disguised as left wing politics 24:31 conformity enforcement vs left wing results 25:39 imperviousness to evidence: rastas and dyke dreadlocks 25:58 the religion of the ‘clergy of capitalism’ 27:54 functions of woke: sabotaging economic redistribution 29:23 functions of woke: sabotaging social justice concepts 29:36 “microaggressions” 30:06 “black people can’t be racist” 30:50 “privilege” 31:59 “defund the police” 32:34 “not my job to educate you” 33:06 functions of woke: hiding individual self-interest behind identity 35:01 DEI: the institutional application of woke 37:34 Cancel Culture: the enforcement mechanism of all right-wing religious cults 40:47 the left is about equality of power, not better elites 44:05 how should left wing politicians respond to their problematic woke statements? 46:11 Coming Soon! HELP!!! Seeya! https://archive.org/download/9.5-what-is-woke/9.5%20-%20WHAT%20IS%20WOKE.mp3 WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

It’s fifteen years too late, but the left is finally starting to have a debate on “woke”. Sort of.
But what is “woke”? And what do we do about it?
Is it embarrassing terminology that we should distance ourselves from, like out of style pants?
Is it simply social justice politics that we should be doubling down on, lest we abandon our principles?
Or is it a parasitic monster that we need to be drag into the sunlight so that it burns to death, and also drive a stake through its heart, so that it stays dead, and stops sucking the blood from our veins?
In this episode we define the terms Woke, D.E.I and Cancel Culture and look at the effect that they’ve had on left wing politics, and how the left should react to “woke” if we want to advance left wing goals and policies, from social justice to democracy, to economic redistribution.
&nbsp;
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TRANSCRIPT: (coming soon)
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cover: rowdy roddy piper in “They Live” sees the aliens with his special glasses which represent understanding the definitions of left and right and what the concept of ‘lizard left’ is, while AOC laughs off ‘woke 1’ as ‘craaaazzzy’.&nbsp; you’re welcome!
00:00 Hello fellow kids: Worbs 
00:43 the left debate on woke: un gros caca mou 
03:06 the Lizard Left: left wing politics in right wing disguise 
04:04 what Left and Right really mean 
05:17 Why are Stalin and Hitler on opposite ends of the political spectrum? 
06:56 Israeli hasbara pinkwashing 
08:24 British imperialism and women’s rights 
09:19 results vs stated goals of DEI and Woke discourse 
16:19 mini history of woke: from black consciousness to white cult 
19:30 Woke: domination disguised as social justice 
20:12 Woke as a religious vs political ideology 
21:45 the reaction to NAZA: PMC turf war tantrum disguised as left wing politics 
24:31 conformity enforcement vs left wing results 
25:39 imperviousness to evidence: rastas and dyke dreadlocks 
25:58 the religion of the ‘clergy of capitalism’ 
27:54 functions of woke: sabotaging economic redistribution 
29:23 functions of woke: sabotaging social justice concepts 
29:36 “microaggressions” 
30:06 “black people can’t be racist” 
30:50 “privilege” 
31:59 “defund the police” 
32:34 “not my job to educate you” 
33:06 functions of woke: hiding individual self-interest behind identity 
35:01 DEI: the institutional application of woke 
37:34 Cancel Culture: the enforcement mechanism of all right-wing religious cults 
40:47 the left is about equality of power, not better elites 
44:05 how should left wing politicians respond to their problematic woke statements? 
46:11 Coming Soon! HELP!!! Seeya!
<a href="https://archive.org/download/9.5-what-is-woke/9.5%20-%20WHAT%20IS%20WOKE.mp3" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://archive.org/download/9.5-what-is-woke/9.5%20-%20WHAT%20IS%20WOKE.mp3</a>
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9.5 – Why “Woke” is a Right-Wing Ideology

How can people who don’t have official decision-making power exert their influence over those who do?  A quick overview of some basic political concepts:
POLITICS 
PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE POLITICS 
POLITIES 
GOVERNMENT 
DEMOCRACY 
AUTOCRACY 
CONSENSUS 
POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS 
ECONOMICS 
CAPITALISM 
IDEOLOGY 
CLASS 
THE MARKET 
BARGAINING POWER 
CONTRACTS
<a href="https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/2021/07/17/02xcript/">FULL TRANSCRIPT</a>
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How can people who don’t have official decision-making power exert their influence over those who do? A quick overview of some basic political concepts: POLITICS PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE POLITICS POLITIES GOVERNMENT DEMOCRACY AUTOCRACY CONSENSUS POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ECONOMICS CAPITALISM IDEOLOGY CLASS THE MARKET BARGAINING POWER CONTRACTS FULL TRANSCRIPT Tweeter: @WorbsIntoWords Original You-Tube version: https://youtu.be/dQjcmDGY2vA help! http://www.patreon.com/whatispolitics https://archive.org/download/01whatispolitics/01%20-%20WHAT%20IS%20POLITICS.mp3 WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

How can people who don’t have official decision-making power exert their influence over those who do? &nbsp;A quick overview of some basic political concepts:
POLITICS 
PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE POLITICS 
POLITIES 
GOVERNMENT 
DEMOCRACY 
AUTOCRACY 
CONSENSUS 
POLITICAL&nbsp;CONSTRAINTS 
ECONOMICS 
CAPITALISM 
IDEOLOGY 
CLASS 
THE MARKET 
BARGAINING POWER 
CONTRACTS
<a href="https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/2021/07/17/02xcript/" rel="noopener noreferrer">FULL TRANSCRIPT</a>
Tweeter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WorbsIntoWords" rel="noopener noreferrer">@WorbsIntoWords</a>
Original You-Tube version: <a href="https://youtu.be/dQjcmDGY2vA" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/dQjcmDGY2vA</a>
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2. What is Politics and Why Should I Care? (video)

Politics is unique among practical fields in that almost all of the main political terms are worbs: words that everyone (including academics and journalists) uses without really knowing what they mean.
This rots our brains. It makes us easy to manipulate and it divides people who share many common goals into competing tribes of hooting apes, and prevents us from achieving common goals.
<a href="https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/2019/12/05/01xcript">FULL TRANSCRIPT</a>
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Politics is unique among practical fields in that almost all of the main political terms are worbs: words that everyone (including academics and journalists) uses without really knowing what they mean. This rots our brains. It makes us easy to manipulate and it divides people who share many common goals into competing tribes of hooting apes, and prevents us from achieving common goals. FULL TRANSCRIPT Tweeter: @WorbsIntoWords help! http://www.patreon.com/whatispolitics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WHATISPOLITICS69 https://archive.org/download/01worbs/01%20-%20WORBS.mp3 WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

Politics is unique among practical fields in that almost all of the main political terms are worbs: words that everyone (including academics and journalists) uses without really knowing what they mean.
This rots our brains. It makes us easy to manipulate and it divides people who share many common goals into competing tribes of hooting apes, and prevents us from achieving common goals.
<a href="https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/2019/12/05/01xcript" rel="noopener noreferrer">FULL TRANSCRIPT</a>
Tweeter: <a href="https://twitter.com/WorbsIntoWords" rel="noopener noreferrer">@WorbsIntoWords</a>
help! <a href="http://www.patreon.com/whatispolitics" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.patreon.com/whatispolitics</a>
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1. Worbs: when political terms have no meaning

Politics is one of the only practical disciplines where none of the main concepts have clear, coherent definitions.  

We define ourselves with terms like "left” and "right" and we believe in things like "democracy," “markets,” "capitalism" and "socialism" even though we don’t really know what any of these words actually mean.

This series aims to make sense out of the political muddle that we've inherited from media, academia, and from decades of cold war propaganda, so that we can figure what it is that we want when it comes to politics, and how we can achieve it.

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Politics is one of the only practical disciplines where none of the main concepts have clear, coherent definitions. We define ourselves with terms like "left” and "right" and we believe in things like "democracy," “markets,” "capitalism" and "socialism" even though we don’t really know what any of these words actually mean. This series aims to make sense out of the political muddle that we've inherited from media, academia, and from decades of cold war propaganda, so that we can figure what it is that we want when it comes to politics, and how we can achieve it. WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

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