Is Wokeness Dead?

觉醒主义已死?

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2024-08-20

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The 2010s saw attitudes—on issues such as race, immigration, and gender—shift to the left. Liberals became more liberal. And then a "wokeness" backlash began. The backlash, though, didn’t just come from conservatives. It came from people all over the political spectrum. Host Jerusalem Demsas talks with the New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg about the death of "wokeness"—and whether we might miss it when it’s gone. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • In the 2000 and tens, attitudes shifted sharply left.

  • For instance,

  • if you look at Gallup polling that asks Democrats whether they call themselves liberals

  • or moderates,

  • you see a big change.

  • In 1995, 46% of Democrats are calling themselves moderates,

  • and just 25% of them are calling themselves liberals.

  • But in 2015, 45% of Democrats are calling themselves liberals,

  • and just 35% are calling themselves moderates.

  • Views shifted significantly on issues like race, immigration and gender, and these changes, plus.

  • The policy victories that have come because.

  • Of them, have resulted in a backlash.

  • Now Wokeness is on the outs Explicitly anti woke politicians

  • like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have tried to root

  • out ideas from the K12 schools that he views as stemming from critical race theory,

  • and he's attacked corporations like Disney for being.

  • Too accepting of LGBTQ identities.

  • But the anti woke backlash hasn't just come from Republican politicians.

  • Lots of people across the political spectrum have registered discomfort

  • with at least some aspects of this cultural