Woke society is what happens when the Overton window shifts
This has been discussed before by others.
The famous example politically is when those from the Centre-Left no longer recognize the Democratic Party as holding their values, for example Elon Musk and others.
Cultural Marxism has infested the educational system and the Media to the extent that a percentage of society is starting to accept this as normal and cheer it on. Politics follows.
It may only be 25-30% who will go along with anything. For the rest of us, there are various levels of reactions. From “they will lose the next election so I’m not worrying about it” to outright revolt and push back.
Fortunately, I live in a very active, sane community of mostly young singles, young families and a smattering of retirees. Our rainbow walkway of a few years ago has faded to a few splotches of colour. No rush to renew when the annual maintenance occurs. The Resort does sponsor Pride events but that is part of their marketing. I’m not sure if they are well attended or not. If it is music, people show up regardless.
The schools here don’t appear to be infested yet, from speaking to teens.
When I was young, I had zero interest in Politics or culture. I just did my thing. Life seemed to be full of promise and I had hope for the future. Now, I hear the young males who are noticing that there appears to be no hope. They find the dating scene to be but fraught with challenges especially woke young females. They have to lie about their opinions just to get a date. That doesn’t work out at all. I never even thought about the politics of the other person. You wouldn’t have to in that era but I didn’t hang out with those in the Arts.
These young people are aware that their future could be one of governmental enforced scarcity through increasing carbon taxes and restrictions. They appear well informed and much more than I was at their age but they are quietly counting on a change in Government come next election. No revolt at the present time.
This is very encouraging to hear but we are a rural and a family based area and I may be totally off in my experience. Another hopeful movement is the rising support of the those who came to Canada and the US from countries that had less than stellar conditions. Overwhelmingly they are rejecting woke culture. They are mostly in their 30’s. The females are very vocal, I guess to protect their kids. Some of the females could do amazing Trump commercials. Most of what they say would not be allowed in a Trudeau or Biden world. It’s racist! Hahahaha…..but it is the truth. The overwhelming message from them is “it’s over if Trump doesn’t get elected”. A few told me they would consider moving back to their birth country but it would not be fair to their children who were born here.
When asked where they are from, they say America. They are not hyphenated, they are AMERICAN! Wow. I must say if they can afford a weeklong ski holiday with two kids they’ve had some measure of success in their new country.
So there is hope to stay and turn this around. I tell them to speak up, we need your voices.
PS: My retired teacher neighbour with the 9 shots, who is having heart problems, has finally just rejected the Left. Hope he survives to vote. His wife has other health conditions that have cropped up. It’s a slow process but we are gaining but not as vocal as the other side.
My rant for the day. I feel better after that.
Excellent Rant Columbia
There is Much good news in your experience
Especially those “Americans”
we all appreciate these Reality Checks
Thanks …enjoy the day
Its fixable
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2024/06/13/its-all-fixable/
100% agree!
Trump has a totally different approach. The bureaucrats will never pull us out of this mess. It’s not in their best interest to do so.
There is too much negativity and defeatism out there. Even on this forum.
One can not build anything on negativity. It’s optimism with a dose of reality to keep it in check.
The West has been captured by the Bread and Circus doctrine that has been used for over two thousand years by organized states. Dumb down the population and give them distractions and free goodies. We all know people who spend hours a day watching TV and sports while letting their house and yard deteriorate. Most people with a small yard could grow climate appropriate vegetables with just a little effort. A few hours here and there would do wonders to a neighbourhood’s moral. Negativity attracts negativity.
America First could mean a rebuilding of manufacturing, the resurgence of small town living, emphasis on self-reliance, Pride in America (not wars) and ending CIA conflicts the world over.
All the money given to foreign wars could revitalize the country’s decaying cities that have become wastelands. We may not even have the manpower to accomplish this.
Pride in community may return.
Letting millions of migrants in who may not have good intentions for the country has destroyed many’s belief in America. Immigrants of the past brought self-reliance with them. They were grateful for the opportunity. The melting pot is no longer.
Trump is not perfect but he has a different approach to turning this around than what we have been offered.
Excellent!
Appreciate your posts, Columbia, every time.
Had an interesting discussion with my son while visiting Ohio last week about how to “recover.” We both agree on what “has to be done” not unlike much of what has been posted on The Tent. For anyone with an understanding of history, the never-ending battle between evil and good, and a brain in their head, the needed actions scream out. Actually, pretty darn simple, as long as it includes thousands in jail for very lengthy sentences – many for the rest of their lives. If only…
However…the caveat is the danger of swinging so hard that we in turn become like them from the “other side.”
The more we talked, the more we agreed that that would have to be the price we pay – and hopefully revert to regular human beings when it gets settled.
My son is the only living soul I know that I can meet in person and talk about such things at length and in depth. Which says a lot, I suppose, about the current state of affairs. The only real like-minded guy that I can talk with like I do with my son lives in Canada (Ontario) and I only see him two months of the year in mid-winter. Fortunately I have a like-minded wife who gets it all, and constantly asks “what about this, what about that, what are WE going to do?”
I find the posts from Columbia and several others encouraging. I especially appreciate the “take no prisoners” perspective, because THAT is what we need to do. Only scorched earth will move towards fixing things and I’m fully on board for that. As is my son and wife…
Thanks.
I figure a good recession/depression with cuts to free no strings attached social programs will go a long way to solving many of today’s problems. Bring in the old US Civilian Conservation Corps to build out infrastructure like was done in the 30’s, especially the State and National Parks in the US. It gave meaningful work to the thousands of youth who were unemployed. They learned skills on the job.
Let’s rebuild the towns and cities.
I am not an expert in education but if we restricted higher education to the brightest and best we wouldn’t end up with millions of young adults taking useless degrees that have no marketable value. The brightest in the Arts will still take those degrees and can become productive as the next crop of Profs or teachers.
Cut enrollment back drastically in the fields that produce hamburger flippers at McDonalds after a 4 yr degree.
I’ve met tradesmen who in their own time educated themselves in other subjects.
So much easier with the internet and libraries that have eBooks and online courses.
We are sorely lacking people who can build things.
After I retired I learned to say “I can do that” whenever anyone asked – Do you know someone who can paint my house? Build a porch? Fix my steps? Install a fan? Put some shelves in my closet? Hang a big screen TV? Replace my sink? Install a kitchen sink? Fix a pocket door? Hang/install a storm door? Paint my aluminum railing? Paint my aluminum door?
I was never a handyman, hardly ever (other than painting”) did any of these things for myself. But man, are people ever willing to pay to get such things done. Youtube makes it pretty straightforward if you can follow instructions. A little help from Ace Hardware goes a long ways, too.
Anyway, all the side income the last 6 years has made our life more fun and more secure. I just finished building kitchen cabinets for my daughter’s friend, and put new backsplash in a kitchen. $$$$$ and the peeps I do it for are VERY happy people.