What is a "Woke" Game

[Jumpin]

“Woke”, like all of those vague derogatory terms, is a word used by people who want to hide the fact that they’re losing an argument, or can’t make a good point to begin with.

It’s kind of like when dumb people use the mysterious “they” in arguments to try and accuse someone of manipulating things in a certain way, without actually accusing anyone - because if they actually pointed it out then their argument would be falsifiable and easily dismissed. Or when they use the vague “we” instead of “I” as a way to show how their feelings are the correct view because “we all think a certain way” rather than the factual or logical position.

All these tactics are used frequently by conspiracy theorists and intellectual cowards.

If the actual definition of “woke” was used, all the arguments using it would sound a bit absurd. First, it applied specifically to black people, who were aware of the white liberal motivation for being open and defensive of black rights—particularly of the African American culture, because their association only goes so far as it’s convenient. Becoming a face of the struggle, reaping all the rewards of being virtuous, getting the credit, without having to really be a victim of the struggle. More or less, they’re in it for sanctimonious reasons (or virtue signalling), to make them appear like righteous saviours so other white liberals will treat them with reverence.

To use a parallel to describe “woke”. There’s a compilation book about a guy who warned others about the sanctimonious sorts who showed how devoutly religious and righteous they are, to gain favour in the eyes of the public. In reality, these sanctimonious sorts weren’t particularly righteous at all, and their devotion amounted to lip service only, as they idolized and lived a life of vice and sin, while pointing the finger at others based on cherry-picked values. In case the parallel is not clear - Jesus was woke to the game of the Pharisees and Sadducees. The people who use the term “woke” as an accusation, ironically, tend to revere Jesus with their lips and consider themselves followers of Christianity, while considering core virtues as being pride, greed, hatred of the unfortunate, hatred and fear of neighbours, valuing violence - and at the same time, being disgusted by those “communists” (as they call everyone left of Ayn Rand) who make arguments for a more fair and just society—not too unlike how Jesus argued for redistribution, equity, equality, anti-violence, and loving your neighbours.

In other words, I think a lot of profoundly stupid and ignorant people use the word “woke” because they have no idea what they’re talking about, but they want to sound like they have a solid argument because “woke is bad. If you’re woke, you’re a bad person. So, since I called you on being woke by my definition, you’re bad and wrong. Mm-kay.”

Last edited by Jumpin - on 14 December 2024