[seanmcdirmid]

Trump 1.0 triggered the initial woke wave in the first place (he was a catalyst, not a proponent). Trump 2.0 would rather trigger double woke, which will trigger its backlash like woke 1.0 triggered its own backlash.

Biden as president is boring, which is how I like it. But if you want to rile liberals up, nominate or elect Trump president again, it will definitely drive voter turnout if anything else.

[wakawaka28]

No, what triggered Woke 1.0 was a psyop around Occupy Wall Street, years before Trump was even a candidate. It was a diversion used to break up the protest. Since then, corporations have embraced it as a shield against future protests. They engineered this strife and they are likely to lose control eventually as all the hatred they planted boils over.

[mostlysimilar]

Any links for additional reading?

I think it's very likely the "culture war" is a distraction tactic so corporations and the ultra-wealthy can hide behind the real issues that divide us: they own the world and the levers of control while the rest of us work ourselves into the grave.

[wakawaka28]

This will keep you busy: https://newdiscourses.com/ He is really a great speaker. Jimmy Dore and Glenn Greenwald also cover a lot of stuff on their channels.

[Perceval]

The "Great Awokening" began circa 2012:

* https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/americas-wh...

* https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2304/2304.01596.pdf

* https://www.vox.com/2019/3/22/18259865/great-awokening-white...

* https://unherd.com/newsroom/where-did-the-great-awokening-co...