re: Woke Culture in Higher Ed

Here's the thing....the "woke" crowd who bitch and moan about any perceived slight, who ignore the fact that prejudice and bias are built into our DNA as survival instincts, who carry the torch high for those they have little in common with, well, they're nothing but a very vocal, loud minority in this country. Most democrat voters can't stand these people. They're the Qanon, Tea Party idiots of the left.

And this is what I didn't appreciate about the article. She's framing this all as some grand conspiracy where at least 50% of the population is vigorously seeking some woke utopia and that those people, half of our fellow Americans, are the enemy.

She's wrong. Absolutely wrong. Social media amplifies this small minority of outspoken idiots. Corporations and politicians gauge public interaction on social media and determine that the loudest voices, regardless of their true voting power or mass, must be appeased by succumbing to that minority.

Look at the Trans debate. Do y'all realize how few people are trans? They're a miniscule slice of the already small LGBTQ minority. Look at how the treatment of such a small group of people has shaped public policy. You have the Right passing bathroom bills and the Left trying to reinforce "equality for all". Why is this even a debate? Why are people literally voting for one party or another over this particular issue? Why have I heard more about transexuals in the last 3 years than I did in the 41 years before? Clicks. Political donations. Ratings. What the hell are we doing?

This author, imo, is further sowing discord and division by way of hyperbolic declarations concerning American society and academia. We need sane voices, moderate voices, pragmatic voices driving public discourse. Unfortunately, those traits do not result in clicks, donations, ratings, or viral posts on social media.