Entry 2431, on 2026-03-01 at 14:42:14 (Rating 4, Comments)
No one is entirely consistent in their beliefs, and as a person's ideology becomes more extreme they tend to become less consistent than the average, at least in my experience. It is not limited to any particular society, culture, or political group, of course, but it does seem particularly bad amongst the stragglers who still haven't moved on from woke-ism yet.
Before you feel like criticising me for that statement, let me save you the bother. Yes, I know I am somewhat infatuated with woke-ism but I do believe it has been the cause of many of our societal problems over the last few years, so I don't apologise (well maybe a little bit) for concentrating on it. Also, my little dig about the "stragglers" suggesting that most people have already moved on is based on societal changes I think I have seen (that woke is no longer the force it was) but that could be debated.
But let's move on to my main point: I recently saw a post reflecting this lack of consistency, specifically aimed at the woke mob, so let's have a look at what it said and see if it is valid...
Comment: They call you racist, but say black people are too dumb to get ID.
Response: This is in reference to proposed voter ID requirements in the US, which some people claim are unfair to black people there. It seems to imply that those people are too incompetent or stupid or whatever to provide ID to vote, which does seem racist. Of course, they would claim it is because of "systemic racism" but have no evidence that it exists, as well as ignoring the ID requirements for many other parts of normal living, like driving, etc. So sure, there does seem to be some inconsistency here.
Comment: They call you a science denier, but say men in dresses are women.
Response: This is an obvious dig at the constant posts we see saying "trans women are real women" which by any objective standard is clearly false, although it depends on your definition of words, and woke-ism is very much an offshoot of postmodernism where redefining words is a common tactic. Again, there does seem some merit in this. If redefining words and ideas is fine in one context, why can't it also be in others? Better still, let's just stick to the definiton of words we already have.
Comment: They call Elon a Nazi and say you shouldn't buy a Tesla, but buy Volkswagens.
Response: The Volkswagen company was originally created partly through pressure from Hitler, so it does have a problematic past, but I think we can safely move on from that by now. The Germans are now some of our best friends! But calling Elon Musk a Nazi is just stupid. He clearly isn't one, and it just degrades the meaning of the word, just like has already happened to "racist", "Islamophobe", and "misogynist".
Comment: They kicked religion out of schools because "indoctrination" but are fine with drag queen story hour.
Response: The drag queens would deny they are there for indoctrination, but it does seem in some cases as if this is a fair point. Young people are very impressionable, and it is OK to question their motives, just like we would question the motives of religious people wanting influence over children. So this is another fair point.
Comment: They call you fascist for wanting secure borders, but create "safe spaces" to keep out people they don't agree with.
Response: There does appear to be a double standard here, although a case could be made that the people wanting to cross the border are often in dire need of help, but the people being kept out of safe spaces have little need to be there. Despite that, I think there is some merit in this criticism.
Comment: They preach to you about climate change, but fly in private jets.
Response: This is a very obvious case of hypocrisy, and seems to be very common. But the elites who are at the front of "climate action" are not well known for their connection with everyday life. Another very obvious case of double standards.
Comment: They say you're intolerant, but shout down and try to ban speakers they disagree with.
Response: Yes, they love to push tolerance and diversity, but are very intolerant of some opinions and the diversity never extends to opinions they disagree with. Clearly another double standard here.
There are a few others but I'm sure you get the point by now. The post finished with the comment "Liberalism is a mental illness", which is problematic because "liberal" means very different things depending on which country you live in, and on the context. All I will say is the American style of liberalism has almost nothing in common with the classic form of it. That would never succumb to these obvious inconsistencies.
Comment 1 (8541) by Ralph on 2026-03-08 at 13:53:05:
So accurate with your summary, but very tragic so many conflicting opinions that perhaps many people would despair that a average society could ever exist again. Sadly so easily judged by your opinion that it prohibits people from voicing their true feelings. At a luncheon when people were very vocal regarding a certain politician after reading local newspaper, A friend had been to meeting and the report was nothing like meeting. I very quietly told everyone that was not the case etc. Another person then reiterated that her husband had been to that meeting as well and been disgusted with newspaper comments which were not correct in any way. It was amazing there was complete silence.
Comment 2 (8542) by OJB on 2026-03-09 at 09:14:34:
Woke-ism originates in postmodernism and one of its key claims is that facts are not fundamental and "belong" to a person, and that words can be manipulated to reflect a preferred belief. Analyse this stuff and you see this rejection of facts and manipulation of language everywhere. But I have detected a rejection of these ideas increasing in recent years so there is hope we can get back to more rational beliefs.
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