I could have been more clear. “Woke” at this point is a slogan, and its connection to any sort of actual social phenomenon is increasingly tenuous. The original definition according to critics on the right might be something along the lines of “the divisive impulse to reduce problems to issues of race and racism and nothing else, at the expense of true racial progress and civic unity.” But we’re now at the point where anything that touches on race and race relations, and even just anything Trumpians don’t like, is being labelled woke. My use of the term here was more a gesture at that latter usage of the term. Regardless, it’s not especially relevant—opposition to foreign aid and animal advocacy, etc., will likely be quite strong among conservatives, whether or not the “woke” label is (mis)applied.
I could have been more clear. “Woke” at this point is a slogan, and its connection to any sort of actual social phenomenon is increasingly tenuous. The original definition according to critics on the right might be something along the lines of “the divisive impulse to reduce problems to issues of race and racism and nothing else, at the expense of true racial progress and civic unity.” But we’re now at the point where anything that touches on race and race relations, and even just anything Trumpians don’t like, is being labelled woke. My use of the term here was more a gesture at that latter usage of the term. Regardless, it’s not especially relevant—opposition to foreign aid and animal advocacy, etc., will likely be quite strong among conservatives, whether or not the “woke” label is (mis)applied.