The far left is always amusing.
1. They oppose "cultural imperialism" yet strive to impose their values on a foreign culture, in this case Japan. If you're going to impose your values on a foreign culture, why not really get in there and help make Afghanistan woke again?
They have a moral certitude that their ideology is the true and correct one and so spreading it is justified, but given that their ideology is based on postmodernism, it's a broken certitude -- If you are going to reject grand narratives and deconstruct their elements, why should that result in a new grand narrative? The answer is that it shouldn't, and orthodox progressivism as I've defined wokeness as in depth is built on a paradox that can't be solved.
2. They oppose "cultural appropriation" yet strive to appropriate light novels, manga, and anime to carry their woke message. If you're going to appropriate culture, why not choose something totally alien to the west, like making Mongolian throat singing woke? If you think about it, it's a lot more on brand.
Incidentally, some people sound like they're Mongolian throat singing when they burp, but I'm not opposed to a little cultural appropriation as long as it's in good fun!
1. They oppose "cultural imperialism" yet strive to impose their values on a foreign culture, in this case Japan. If you're going to impose your values on a foreign culture, why not really get in there and help make Afghanistan woke again?
They have a moral certitude that their ideology is the true and correct one and so spreading it is justified, but given that their ideology is based on postmodernism, it's a broken certitude -- If you are going to reject grand narratives and deconstruct their elements, why should that result in a new grand narrative? The answer is that it shouldn't, and orthodox progressivism as I've defined wokeness as in depth is built on a paradox that can't be solved.
2. They oppose "cultural appropriation" yet strive to appropriate light novels, manga, and anime to carry their woke message. If you're going to appropriate culture, why not choose something totally alien to the west, like making Mongolian throat singing woke? If you think about it, it's a lot more on brand.
Incidentally, some people sound like they're Mongolian throat singing when they burp, but I'm not opposed to a little cultural appropriation as long as it's in good fun!
I'd actually accept that premise. It explains too much about how poor the ideology is. You can't tell me there isn't a smart ideology in there somewhere, but you also can't tell me what most people advocate for is it. It makes a lot more sense as a purely realpolitik construction because you couldn't build a coalition on the real thing.
To an extent I'd accept the same about the right, which has 8000 years of history but ends up focusing on a few hours of sound bites total.
To an extent I'd accept the same about the right, which has 8000 years of history but ends up focusing on a few hours of sound bites total.
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