Has Hamas Hastened the Demise of 'Woke'?
Tablet last month. He noted that he had previously embraced the writings of controversial Critical Race Theory (CRT) activists Ibram X.
Kendi and Robin DiAngelo and passionately supported Palestine for decades."I have heard no American Jew wish violence upon Gazans; I've witnessed many American so-called progressives who wish violence upon Jews," Olshonsky wrote. "That's not progressivism.
That's bloodthirst.""Woke" is defined as being alert to social inequities, and its cousins are so-called "cancel culture," diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and environmental, social and governance (ESG).
Critics say it amounts to identity politics and all have been dominant and destructive forces in academia, the media, entertainment, corporate America and on Capitol Hill since the police killing of George Floyd erupted into Black Lives Matters (BLM) protests in 2020.Seven months prior to October's Hamas-Israeli conflict, a USA Today/Ipsos poll found that 56 percent of American voters deemed the term "woke" to be positive, associated with being informed and educated, while just 39 percent deemed it negative, likening it to censorship and being overly politically correct.But since Hamas attacked Israel, "The woke movement has had some setbacks," said John Pitney, a professor of American politics at Claremont McKenna College, though he also acknowledges it remains entrenched in educational bureaucracies.On October 26, Gallup reported that President Joe Biden's job approval rating among Democrats tumbled 11 percentage points in one month to 75 percent, the worst of his entire presidency.
