September 13, 2024
Woke
In the past (just as an example), it was
believed that Black people were an inferior race and that homosexuality was a
dangerous degeneration for society. Nowadays, however, the idea of equality in
abilities and of homosexuality as a variation of sexuality prevails.
Now we speak of "cancel culture" (culture in the sense of mentality) when we
judge the past as if people then had the same ideas (culture) we have now, which
is clearly false and prevents us from understanding historical facts.
On the other hand, the "woke" movement (let's call it that) claims that only the
currently dominant and most fashionable ideas are true and just, and that those
which, even vaguely, disagree are false and wrong. This contradicts freedom of
thought, which is the essence of modernity.
In conclusion, I would say this is a phenomenon of historical ignorance and a
presumption of absolute and definitive truth, which is in conflict with modern
culture, where such claims are rejected, even in science.