Amoralism Can’t Beat Moral Movements

Updated: 2025.09.09 1M ago 2 sources
Movements that sacralize values (like 'woke') are sustained by moral narratives. A posture of 'might makes right' or trolling can win skirmishes but cannot replace a shared ethic; law and procedure alone won’t suffice. Durable reform needs a counter‑morality that channels public virtues without sliding back into zealotry. — This reframes anti‑woke strategy as building a positive civic ethic rather than relying on proceduralism or transgressive amoralism.

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A tale of two ballrooms
Jerusalem Demsas 2025.09.09 60% relevant
The article shows a movement (NatCon) explicitly naming 'liberalism/enlightenment rationalism/modernity' as the enemy (Kevin Roberts) while the Abundance camp sticks to dry permitting talks—illustrating that morally charged narratives overpower technocratic approaches.
Trumpian Amoralism Cannot Defeat Woke Moralism
Eric Kaufmann 2025.04.14 100% relevant
Kaufmann’s claim that 'laws alone won’t do' and that national conservatives and moderates must 'forge a new public morality' to avoid both woke extremism and Trump/Musk amoralism.
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