Anti‑woke Backlash Sustains Wokeness

Updated: 2025.10.07 1M ago 1 sources
The anti‑woke movement mirrors the motives and methods of the woke and needs ongoing 'Awokenings' to justify itself. By keeping the contest salient even as institutions moderate, the backlash can help catalyze the next cycle rather than end it. — This reframes culture‑war strategy by suggesting conservative campaigns may be self‑defeating, mobilizing the very forces they aim to extinguish.

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The Cultural Contradictions of the Anti-Woke
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Al‑Gharbi’s analysis of Christopher Rufo’s post‑2018 pivot, and his claim that anti‑woke actors attempt to sustain conflict after the Awokening ebbs.
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