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by dudefeliciano 16 days ago
> Woke is cultural Marxism

> Woke is an adjective derived from African-American English used since the 1930s or earlier to refer to awareness of racial prejudice and discrimination, often in the construction stay woke. [1]

> Cultural Marxism is a far-right antisemitic conspiracy theory that misrepresents Western Marxism (especially the Frankfurt School) as being responsible for modern progressive movements, identity politics, and political correctness. [2]

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke

[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Marxism_conspiracy_th...

1 comments

Yes, the first one was the original meaning of the word.

The second one is... I don't know how to debate someone who quotes Wikipedia like this. It's not what I said. That article looks incredibly one-sided, and uses fallacies of the "You think snow is white? Did you know Adolph Hitler thought snow was white?" persuasion.

that's the only thing that comes up on google when searching "cultural marxism wiki". I was making a point with those links, specifically that cultural marxism is a bit of a bs term that doesn't really mean anything. I'm not looking for a debate.
The moment someone sincerely invokes "cultural marxism" the debate is over -- they are unable to engage in a reality-based manner.
What is "cultural Marxism"? I genuinely do not understand.