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by fleddr 1516 days ago
The problem with this binary thinking is that centrists as well as moderate progressives and moderate conservatives play no role in any of this.

I'd say quite a few, if not most, moderate progressives are not at all on board with extreme wokism. Similarly, moderate conservatives may not be too crazy about Trump or "alternate realities".

This massive group, which is most people, and pretty much all sane and reasonable people, have no place in social media like Twitter. The silent majority. They can't even express a single critical thought about their own "side" nor engage with political opponents. They're scared.

Rather than doubling down on this battle of which side should be censored, the very point should be to reduce extremism and its reach on both sides. Not just "your" side. Sane people should dominate conversation.

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Woke is an undefined term, it's just the latest way to identify someone or some idea you don't agree with without really saying what it means. It's a strategy to avoid having to wrestle with complicated and difficult problems in society. I agree with you that reducing extremism and encouraging communication is really important, something we should all strive for.
From the context of my comment you very well know what I mean: far-left.

Yes, there are people who use the term too eagerly, just like there's people that use the term "alt-right" or "far-right" too eagerly. But we all know what woke means.