James Lindsay (2020) - Unpicking Critical Social Justice and Wokeness
This excerpt from a Joe Rogan podcast with James Lindsay explores various contemporary social and cultural issues. Lindsay criticises aspects of "woke" ideology, arguing that its rigid adherence to certain theories makes it resistant to criticism and fosters division. He discusses how this ideology influences areas like academic scholarship, with a focus on identity rather than competence, and social media discourse, which he sees as designed to promote negativity and deconstruction. The conversation also touches upon topics such as biological differences between men and women, the body…
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