The term “woke” started on the left. But now it’s used by the right to indicate someone who’s ultra-politically correct and morally aggressive. How did that happen? That’s what moral philosopher Susan Neiman explores in her book, Left Is Not Woke.
Some listening to your critique of woke might accuse you of being anti-woke. Of being hostile to progressive values, to listening to voices that have been marginalized throughout history. What's your response to that?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed what is known as the Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act, at a high school in Hialeah Gardens, Fla., April 22, 2022. It came into effect in July 2022. And I say somewhere in the book, I'm not an ally. I don't want to be an ally. Allies are based on interests. The United States and the Soviet Union were allies for a short period of time when they had a common interest in defeating Nazi Germany. And as soon as that was over, they became enemies. We don't need to go into whose fault that was. There were lots of people at fault.
U.S. First Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, the husband of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, and U.S. Ambassador to Germany Amy Gutmann participated in an international meeting to discuss and formulate national strategies to counter antisemitism, Jan. 30, 2023, in Berlin, Germany. The group has representatives from the U.S., the E.U., other E.U. nations and Israel.Ah, where not? Every place I go, I hear another story.
Every southern town in the United States is built around a square, and every square has a statue of Johnny Reb. I'm happy for them to go into museums. There's an interesting museum in Berlin where they sort of put all the bad statues and they've taken them off pedestals so that people can climb on them and do things with them. You know, I think that would be a great thing to do.
Why do you think the people concerned have not been able to do that? I mean, there are historical wrongs that people believe need to be righted and that perhaps taking statues down is part of the process.
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