A Definition of “Woke” and Why It Is So Bad

Baiting The Left Democrats The Tolerant Left 37 Comments

On Facebook, there’s a group dedicated to Canadians living in America. One woman posted the following: “Feeling homesick amd sick at heart at what is happening in this country. This is my home and my life now but I find myself longing for more kindness and warmth and manners. Just needed to vent in a group I knew would understand.

About 70% of the respondents agreed with her. But not all. One fellow posted a rant against her narrative, stating that Woke has destroyed everything. I 100% agree. Then one woman asked for a definition of “Woke” and why it’s so bad. Here’s the comment I left for her:

Let me take a stab at it for you: “Woke” means judging people, not by their character but by what they look like, what their sexuality is, and what religion they belong to. Then, based on those attributes, most of which a person can’t change by the way, a judgement is made about them by the woke person This is the exact opposite of what I grew up with in Vancouver in the 1960’s & 70’s. We had kids of all ethnicities, skin colours, and religions, and NO ONE CARED.

The Vancouver of my youth is the reality I want to return to. By the way, this mirrors what Martin Luther King Jr. said: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

Woke culture, exemplified by Trudeau, has pretty much destroyed the fabric of Canadian culture. It has converted our once great homeland from a High Trust Society to a Low Trust one nowadays.

I believe that a big reason why Kamala Harris lost is because she was advocating for more Wokeism and the majority of Americans are SICK OF IT.

3 … 2 … 1 … I now await the usual barrage of attacks from Social Justice Warriors, calling me a “Far Right” Bigot/Nazi blah blah blah. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Within minutes, the same woman responded, saying that this definition is completely wrong. She then went on a rant, throwing out terms like “privilege”, “prejudice”, and “racism”. She also stated that the reason why Kamala lost was obvious: It’s because America is a racist and misogynist country.

Up Or Down?

Gradually Then Suddenly Great Reset It's Probably Nothing nannystate 8 Comments

A frequent topic for discussion these days is the direction of interest rates. It’s not surprising, given that the rate of interest is pretty much central to determining where the economy is headed. In a recent Substack post, I offer my own thoughts on where things are headed. In a nutshell, it’s not looking good, given the inescapable nature of our fiat currency system.

…irredeemable fiat currencies have no means of extinguishing debt. Past bonds can only be “rolled” by issuing new bonds which must at least be sufficient to at least cover the interest and principal of the previous bond. However, the new bond carries an interest charge on its own. The burden of past debt is simply shifted to newer IOUs. Because no final payment, in aggregate, is ever possible, interest and principal can only compound and grow exponentially. The process can be slowed down, but it cannot be stopped or reversed.

This creates what can be termed a “doom loop” of rising debt. The typical retort is that borrowers can always “inflate” their way out of that debt by progressively gutting the value of the fiat currency in question. In reality, this reduction of value offers no escape. While each unit of currency might command less value, the fact that they originate as part of a perpetual bond ensures that you owe exponentially more of them.

Friday On Turtle Island

Turtle Island 19 Comments

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