Help Me Understand … Whether Wokeness Is the Fault of Moderates or Radicals

Source: Yascha Mounk
by Yascha Mounk

“Many progressives continue to deny that the left’s embrace of identitarianism helped Donald Trump win the election. That is a key reason why, as I argued last week, it is unlikely that Democrats will let go of wokeness anytime soon. But even among those who do accept the damage that identitarian rhetoric and policies have done to the Democratic brand, a fierce debate has broken out. Moderates and radicals are pointing fingers, with each claiming that the other is the real reason why the party has proven so susceptible to these ideas.” (12/01/24)

https://yaschamounk.substack.com/p/help-me-understand-whether-wokeness