This Is How I ESCAPED The Cult Of WOKENESS

[@ZeldasMask]

Wokeness has ALWAYS felt like teenagers on the internet trying to change the world but making it way worse

[@phenix4181]

@@dianalaura2276 Also very often they are the ones who put such intensity on someone's etchnicity or culture and treat them differently because of it

[@DrTasty18]

@@dianalaura2276 Because in their mind, their cause is the only moral way to do things. Therefore, if you disagree, you must disagree with every moral thing they believe. Therefore, racist, bigot, that kind of thing, no matter how misinformed they are. It's black and white to them. They have it all figured out and it's their way or the highway.

[@hannahkohl6053]

That’s it isn’t it 😂😂

[@MiaCarter7]

They're why I cant with twitter anymore. So many fallacies, just to sound "woke".

[@rebbyking2823]

Nah it be adults too

[@justinrudolph7232]

I'm a cognitive behavioral therapist and wokeness teaches the opposite of the skills we teach clients. catastrophizing, black and white thinking, over generalization, personalizing, emotional reasoning. And we wonder why mental health is deteriorating.

[@TallisKeeton]

I agree :) I just guess that "black and white" thinking and over generalisations are very useful if you want to make great divides in a society. But these things are not useful if you want to create something useful - like a scientific research or any other "seek of truth" in general.

[@edwinamendelssohn5129]

Impossible to converse with.

[@megsley]

we are literally training people into BPD. it's insanity.

[@TallisKeeton]

@@megsley whats BPD ?

[@gabor6259]

​@@TallisKeeton Borderline Personality Disorder.

[@alicecohen1756]

Their hatred is THEIR problem. When we realize that, we feel free. Even if we get upset sometimes, we give ourselves the right to be at peace whenever we want.

[@karen.johana]

Facts

[@DrTasty18]

Absolutely agree. Up until they're changing society around you, gonna be hard to be at peace then.

[@kkb892]

this is good!

[@itsabouttthattime]

Exactly. When she was talking about not God saying not to take offense. Whether you are a believer or not, the point is that the offending party's behavior reflects on *them*, not you. They might as well be saying "I'm insecure and attacking you fools me into feeling superior" when they insult or mistreat you without provocation.

[@belove751]

Wise words

[@artemisapaulina29]

I've been searching for a video about wokeness to play for my daughter 'cause she's literally killing herself with this cult and your video is the best. Thank you so much for posting your experience! God bless you! Pray for all parents struggling with these horrible ideology that's tearing families apart. 🙏

[@WearyNomad]

Your child, your fault.

[@artemisapaulina29]

@@WearyNomad indeed!😢

[@ryanparker4996]

@@WearyNomad really dude? Nobody asked Olgas permission before filling the world with these stupid ideological traps. How is it her fault? Is it Olgas fault if her daugter trips over a crack in the pavement? Did she lay the pavement herself? Leave this redundant absolutism to the retards.

[@myheartwillstopinjoy8142]

@@WearyNomad not necessarily. That's a very simplistic mindset.

[@katharina...]

@@artemisapaulina29 Don't blame yourself, the brainwashing kids are exposed to in schools and through the media (mainstream and social) is real and powerful. Best wishes to you and your daughter 💐

[@wwkcd7657]

This video is SO IMPORTANT. So many people my age are so tense, anxious, resentful. Allow yourself to drop the weight of the world.

[@kasandimulaa9999]

This is a very good point! i also feel like along with critical race theory and any other theory, we are bombarded with SOOOO much information that it's overwhelming for everyone to process, so it's important to practice healthy boundaries and detachment

[@Danielle-dk1ir]

Yes ♥️

[@GABRIELADAWSON]

Yeah SO IMPORTANT for those who wish to STAY ASLEEP & BRAINWASHED BY THE SYSTEM THAT IS!!!!!.

[@alishabenson6910]

Yes ❤️

[@sadibarry]

Yess! When you are so deep into everything, you feel heavy and don’t get peace

[@jovanasg]

I'm a black woman and I could never be apart of that WOKE MESS my peace is wayyyyyy more important!!! I would never want to live like that!

[@evilchaperone]

Anger and misery over thing outside your control is no way to leave. If we all strive to be our better selves tomorrow than we are today, then the world would be a better place. That's truly the only thing that is on our control.

[@yungred4135]

Are you serious? You guys are literally just cowards

[@evilchaperone]

@@yungred4135 Cowards for not being a miserable piece of shit? I'll take that as a badge of honor. Thank you.

[@wucash5672]

wtf even is a "black person" they try reduce people to in the "woke" cult. Surly your more then a skin shade and have a family that has a history and a ethnicity beyond a shade of skin. Reductive thinking is literally what causes national socialism... notice it has socialism in the name hmm.

[@thecraplordsell4575]

@@yungred4135 Cowards for having a healthy mindset that’s good for our mental state and health. Yeah shut up man

[@yoheireacts8975]

I left the wokeness last year！ I am politically homeless and I feel much happier!

[@chantonaki]

😂 “politically homeless”

[@captainhaddock6435]

I think "politically free" is a better way to phrase it than "politically homeless". Those political ideologies aren't homes, they're prisons.

[@onedrop7967]

Trump Welcomes you. Just kidding. Politics are a preference. As long as no one is physically stealing or hurting you, it isn't important. Taking in CRT is a form of self harm. Nothing good comes from it.

[@gammasmash1924]

Bridgette Phetasy does a weekly KZbin comedy show specifically for the politically homeless. It's pretty good.

[@kladies3021]

Plus, don't you think leaving the wokeness leaves room for humor? Humor can be so healing..lol

[@spacedinosaur8733]

The way you described holding onto anger reminds me of a story I read once: In the story, two traveling monks reached a dirty riverbank where they saw a wealthy woman. The woman had gone shopping and had many servants for carrying her fancy purchases, but the servants were afraid to put their burdens on the muddy ground in order to carry their mistress. The woman was bitter and cursed the servants. When she saw the two monks, she angrily demanded that they carry her to the other side. The young monk hesitated, uneager to help someone who appeared so spiteful, yet the old monk silently picked her up onto his shoulders, transported her across the dirty water, and put her down on the other side. She did not thank him. Instead, she continued to spit venom at the monk and her useless servants, complaining and cursing as he walked away. . As the monks continued on their journey, the young monk was brooding and preoccupied. Near dark that evening, unable to hold his silence, he spoke out. "That woman was cruel, and when you helped her, she offered you no gratitude. Instead, she cursed you. Why are you not angry?" "Brother," the second monk replied, "I set her down this morning, why are you are still carrying her."

[@beunothatyouknow]

Thank you

[@glenncox9128]

A wonderful analogy, and absolutely correct. The Woke are angry people, and it is unwise and fruitless to either continuously engage with them if they cannot be persuaded to be calm and reasonable, or even worse, to poison your own soul by allowing their toxic anger to infect you. It helps if you can recognize that their foolish opinions are not worthy of consideration, and also to realize that their thoughts are not their own.

[@hotwax9376]

"I have decided to go with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." -Martin Luther King Jr.

[@danaforbes4155]

Love = Love, always and that is the hard part. Love those that you don't think deserve love and just see what happens. I challenge anyone to give it a try. Do it just "because", don't do it expecting a reward or affirmation to yourself.

[@paolariveratirado4296]

@@danaforbes4155 ABSOLUTELY! The hardest thing! Hate is horrible but so much easier than love.

[@catified2081]

Hate is people's natural default. It's the easiest emotion to fuel because life is hard by definition and it's easy to blame others for our failures. BLM uses the same hate speech tactics Hitler used 80yrs ago. If children knew anything about history they would see through this deception!

[@paolariveratirado4296]

@@catified2081 so does Fox News.

[@NinjaNerosis]

Bare* lol bears are animals

[@DawnKing]

The moment you stop being woke, everything you see or hear gets put into context. You become less judgmental and subject-ivied. Best decision I ever made in my life was quitting Twitter.

[@toshiyaar7885]

That's exactly how I felt. It was a bit of a process, with a little grief. But then happiness pursued, and I discovered most people are awesome!

[@SamariJane]

yesss, Twitter is like the absolute worseee social media.

[@chilvari]

I quit twitter over 10 years ago before woke was even a thing. I think I only spent a year on twitter (2009 - 2010) but that was all I needed to realize that people are just so full of themselves not to mention they're completely obsessed with celebrities.

[@DawnKing]

@@chilvari it’s called imposter syndrome.

[@adrienneadams7758]

Yes!!! Not even a day after I quit Twitter I could already tell how much more at peace I was

[@whatalovelyday8037]

What's saddest to me is that I feel like this current movement has actually set back race relations immensely. It's pitting people against each other instead of trying to create a sense of togetherness. A lot of people who previously "didn't see color" are now dividing everyone into categories and feeling things like persecution or guilt based PURELY on skin color. It drives tribalism, stereotyping, and judging people based on their DNA instead of their actions. There might have been good intentions, but making people into victims and oppressors instead of a team just doesn't seem right.

[@DarknessIsThePath]

It is not just about race, this nonsense has spread in particular to the gender identity movement, they are far worse.

[@RobynStephens]

People that are in charge today were still alive when there was segregation and people getting hosed down in the street. Why are we acting like these things were so long ago...?

[@teacherms.d980]

Please!!! Stop it w/ the " DONT SEE COLOR" thing!!!! Please!!! SEE PPLS COLOR N APPRECIATE/ RESPECT THE DIFFERENCES WE HAVE!!! THE END!!! " I DONT SEE COLOR IS RACIST IN ITSELF.

[@whatalovelyday8037]

@@teacherms.d980 Maybe I should have said "People who don't judge others by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Assuming anything about a person's history or experiences simply based on color is just going down a bad road. Ideally we can appreciate, respect, and share our different personal stories and cultures without the stereotypes, purity tests, and gatekeeping, but right now it seems like we're a long ways off.

[@whatalovelyday8037]

​@@RobynStephens To me it's not about forgetting or diminishing the scars of our history. It's about appreciating and learning from the past while also trying to move forward. I think of something like a young adult who had a traumatic childhood or a war veteran trying to reacclimate into society. If we can never accept what happened to us and focus on the here and now, then the past can fester, cloud our judgment, and even destroy us. It'll always be an important part of who we are, but that doesn't mean that we need to be ruled by it.

[@californiumcoati]

The sheer hopelessness that stems from feeling obligated to change things you have no control over…that is the disorder that plagues the “woke” community. Thanks for speaking on this sister.

[@ricardoconqueso]

"feeling obligated to change things you have no control over" > You described authoritarian conservatives, sorry. As a society we have an obligation to educate people about the different ways Americans live and cohabitate this country. But don't believe me, believe Ron DeSantis' own legal team. DeSantis' lawyers were forced by the court to define "woke." The lead lawyer described it as "The belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them." DeSantis then went on to say that "Florida is where "woke" goes to die.". So in effect, DeSantis is saying "there are systemic injustices in society and we do not need need to address them.". I thought the "Freedom Party" believed that “all are created equal” and “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights'. Interesting the modern GOP is against that concept

[@MikeBobby19]

@@ricardoconqueso This is great Ricardo! Let everyone see what kind of mental gymnastics you have to do to be "woke"! You and I both know DeSantis wasn't saying what you are saying he did. C'mon, you know he's saying there is no "systemic racism" in Florida, therefor "wokeness" would die there.

[@Betsy.Ross76]

​@@ricardoconqueso😂nice try. There is nothing authoritarian on the right. You don't get to push your ideology onto citizens. End of story. Don't like it? Go live in a blue state.

[@gejost]

I love multi-culturalism but i honestly think some expressions of wokeness are the opposite. We can share cultures and respect each other without introducing a wall of alienation. And I respect people who don't look like me because theybwere my colleagues, bosses and mentors. Ultimately, it was their knowledge and professionalism that i learned from. And by professionalism, I mean how they behaved with othersvtonfodter collaboration and improve design. I don't care how they dressed or what accents orbskang they used or what their religion was.

[@mark4asp]

"change things you have no control over"

[@coris3436]

One shouldn’t have to be “woke “ in the first place. Just be aware, think critically.

[@headmaster6261]

Conscious

[@breemee1234]

Thank You. "Woke" now sounds to me like a replacement slur... like "cuck". The new way to say "[eNner] lover". Really, the people so called "wokeness" makes the most sense to are Black Americans (NOT African Americans) who realize what's been done to them for the last 8+ generations. Allies are extremely rare yet so needed, unfortunately. But yea, comment section is very telling 🙄😒

[@dragons_red]

Not that easy. Learn some human psychology, we are anything but logical and critical. Emotions rule our thinking.

[@christophermanley3602]

Being aware and thinking critically is being woke. But when you think too critically, you end up spinning in circles and not believing or trusting in anything.

[@coris3436]

@@christophermanley3602 no it’s not. Being woke is following similar to the kapernick situation. You think every one kneeling thought critically? Doubt it.

[@gn2665]

I just left nyc that I really love and one of the reason why I left is it’s wokeism. I was facing people constantly having to express how anti-racist they were and social justice warriors they are yet I was very confused because they were showing loads of racism and intolerance. And honestly it was tiring. As a foreigner who’s traveled a lot and come from Africa (was born there) I couldn’t help but see that if America put wokeism at the top, america won’t be standing for long. Thank you for your video sister May God bless you

[@Bamazon1990]

exactly. i think other countries that put humanity first and race/gender second will pass us by, because they will be fostering cooperation while we foster division

[@riceislife6487]

@@Bamazon1990 Yeah, I think freedom of speech, religion, etc caused it. I am all for it, but it got us divided because everyone has such vastly different views. The only ones who can stop us are practically ourselves (and maybe our debt to China). That's just my theory though.

[@wildraspberrie]

@@riceislife6487 No, it's people being taught that someone's freedom to speech, their personal religion, their differing viewpoint is a literal physical attack on you. It's people being taught WHAT to think in schools, not HOW to think that makes those concepts so divisive (not the concepts in and of themselves).

[@ajayrife]

Thats crazy that you moved primarily because of wokeism but i guess you hear stories all the time of people leaving CA or whatever. I wonder if these wokists feel guilty about making people uncomfortable to the point of displacing them. They'd probably say "such is life" and it's like, yeah because your intolerance is so intolerable I had to move..

[@abigaelwhite2383]

Today there was a woman who said to my black coworker, “I love your hair! It’s so cute… it looks so soft!…. I want to touch it…… but I know better though…. It’s just really cute and I really love it”. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ I’ve witnessed this weird phenomena where specifically white people (usually white women) literally go after black individuals and go out of their way to talk to them and compliment them and prove how woke they are. There was a study done by Harvard about how woke versus conservative versus whatever else people communicate with the BIPOC community. No surprise, they found that woke people tended to change their language by dumbing it down and adopting mannerisms they didn’t normally use. Their communication tended to be discriminatory and insinuated a belief that black people were less intelligent. Way to go with ending racism by making everything about race.

[@AwoMbrou]

Wooo I thank God you’re free sis! Wokeness made me so miserable , that kinda energy never attracts anything good!

[@GABRIELADAWSON]

Being Brainwashed and Blind to the Real Truth is No Good but Carry On I guess.

[@raccoonfederationceo3580]

@@GABRIELADAWSON oh please enlighten me woke Messiah!!!!

[@mindyours752]

@@raccoonfederationceo3580 Don't worry she'll have her I broke free story soon enough.

[@GABRIELADAWSON]

@@raccoonfederationceo3580 I CANNOT Enlighten you Only You Yourself choose whether or not you wanna live in Truth or Lies (Such as the lady in the video)....Religion,Politics,Education (Indoctrination) & Money is all Bullshit being REDPILLED/BLACKPILLED is all about Leaving The Matrix alone as best as possible or as some would say “ ESCAPING THE PLANTATION”.

[@GABRIELADAWSON]

@@mindyours752 No I won’t if you think ima Return to the Plantation you’re wrong.

[@visionaryventures12]

I saw beyond wokeness because I studied history from a young age onwards. I also paid attention to cult behavior from a young age. I grew up with a poor mother, so I had to confront reality as it was.

[@veronicahaney6005]

That helps a lot with evading wokeness

[@erynnoconnor3462]

I never fell into the "woke" mentality. I grew up in diverse neighborhoods and it made me open-minded about the world. Open-mindedness and critical thinking are antithetical to the woke cult. To them, it wasn't enough that I treated my friends as actual friends instead of being hyper-aware of immutable characteristics. 'Color-blindness' is a sin, according to them. I'm not blind. Those characteristics aren't a criteria for friendship, in my eyes. MLK's lesson is one to live by. Live and let live. Respect.

[@rickyrayrosenberg420]

Yeah, my sister is about 10 years younger than me. She is half white half Filipino. I never imagined there was a problem with it or even thought about it. I grew up in an area where there were hundreds of different types of people from everywhere so it was never a thing that we weren't the same skin colour. But when this woke she had started happening and she went to college suddenly she was acting like I was an oppressor. This is a kid I taught to ride a bike. This is a kid I taught to read. It would seem to be a strange type of oppression to do such things. I think the ideology is fundamentally evil.

[@erynnoconnor3462]

@@rickyrayrosenberg420 I am so sorry to hear that. I hate what this ideology's done to multiracial families and friendships. My sisters are Guatemalan & Irish American. They grew up long before this whole shit started. They are my SISTERS. But now I have to treat them different because I'm a WASP? These ladies raised me into the woman I am today and proud of all they did. Race is an obstacle, if you choose to make it one. I refuse the notion of CRT. Life is too short, man.

[@TheKingsTrueWitness777]

The about color blindness is that the whole idea behind it is to see passed a person skin color and look towards there character, yet wokevist will sit there and say that its impossible to colorblind, that the only way to expel racisms is putting more emphasis on a persons race. Its makes you think: how can one be free from racism and stereotyping when race is the only thing they think about. Race by itself means nothing, it is only the stereotypes that comes with them that mean anything. So to put more emphasis you are giving more power to those stereotypes and those preconized notions, it is only through putting those stereotypes aside can one truly free themselves form racism of all kinds.

[@erynnoconnor3462]

@@TheKingsTrueWitness777 It's sad that it almost circles onto itself. It's maddening.

[@reziliagrieves8028]

I'm a Millennial who was raised to be color-blind despite growing up in towns that were "railroad tracks" types during Gen X's time. I've lived in the places that the Woke leadership behind their pearly gates falsely claim to know about. They're deceivers and idiots, and unfortunately anyone that points out how biased they are is called discriminatory no matter how much we're not.

[@evelynellsworth6211]

"You can still care about the widow, the orphan, the poor. You can do that without wokeness." Thanks for saying that. My Christian college has some profs/students who act like wokeness is the only way to care for the poor, even though it often does the opposite.

[@Farvadude]

wokeness is the only way to *profit* off the hardships of the poor. that's what's really going on. that's what wokeness is really all about. it exists to cover up the class war with race and gender politics.

[@ErnieChartier]

Yep. My first real encounter with 2 Serious SJW’s was in a church small group setting. They made like the power of the True gospel of repentance and forgiveness and life in the Spirit was nothing...that it is not sufficient to fix the cultural problems. Obviously, they were elevating human philosophy over God’s Word. So sad.

[@backintimealwyn5736]

true. I 'm a social worker, there is work, help is needed. I say that for any bored kid on tweeter who wants to fight injustice , just don't bring CRT with you because you'll soon find out that you can't make a hierarchy between victims in the real world : reality hurts much more than slamming doors, raised eyebrows or Ben Shapiro existing. And if you try to use a privilege scale on victims of human traficking... then you just become the next monster in their path. I'm very worried about this trend.Vulnerable children really don't need that.

[@kladies3021]

@@ErnieChartier Exactly, and what does Paul say. Don't let anyone take you captive through deceptive philosophy. Col 2:8

[@elouise5593]

@@ErnieChartier Yep, and if they think the government should be the entity to take care of everyone in every aspect, they are wrong. Faith based organizations are more efficient, both monitarily and otherwise, than government entities. Churches are usually the first to help out in a natural disaster, work the hardest and longest, and care more, than any of the paid government organizations.

[@glowingsme7943]

“Woke” is much different than “awake”. Awake is taking it all in, looking at the entirety, and using critical thinking skills to realize what’s happening and who benefits from the narrative.

[@ujunwa6911]

Well said

[@markussmedhus9717]

It's just another buzzword because Americans are weird creatures.

[@TrumpForPrison2023]

Except you just defined both words the way you wanted it. Wtf nobody is talking about "awake". Your definition of "awake" does not match the dictionary definition. And politically it also means nothing. You literally made that up.

[@briannamorrison380]

Exactly!

[@meljohnston-stock5480]

The most concise/spot on explanation of woke/awake I've heard or seen anywhere. 🙂

[@L0VEisAmixtape]

I am a black woman. Every time I come back to this video it's because it can help with my mental health. My head feels more clear hearing this. It makes sense. Unlike the chaotic woketivism.

[@matthewatwood8641]

She lost her emotional and psychological stability but got it back. Very powerful.

[@TimeWaster_Elite]

Just replying to say I like your username. Lol

[@L0VEisAmixtape]

@@TimeWaster_Elite thank you so much :) happy new years :)

[@TimeWaster_Elite]

@@L0VEisAmixtape Happy new year!

[@kendbrowns]

White guy high five sexy black woman. Your name says it all.

[@Amy0Ame1]

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions" I think the bad side of "wokeness" comes from trying to oversimplify very complex historical realities and overthinking simple things. Sometimes other people are just having a bad day and decided you were the target....

[@mai4645]

@@sisyphus1326 right wtf

[@ProkofNY]

The concept used to describe how people tend to undermine the context and attribute behavior to an individual’s personality already has a name in psychology: it is known as correspondence bias or fundamental attribution bias. Unfortunately, the American Psychological Association has gone terribly woke in the last year or so-just like countless other well-established medical associations, the ACLU, the SPLC. It is truly a shame.

[@relaxingsounds1386]

Wokeness doesn't have good intentions. It only cares about power.

[@relaxingsounds1386]

@@sisyphus1326 you don't know what a bad day is? 😆😆

[@MasiukA]

"oversimplifying very complex historical realities" This is very true. There is a lot of potential in the movement of anti-racism, decolonization, equality justice activism, etc. However, there are also many holes and shortfalls, and exploitable weaknesses. I say this as someone active in these circles, but also come into conflict with other activists over certain issues. Oversimplification is the result of many misunderstandings and conflicts. For instance, in anti-racism discourses, there tends to be a rigid binary between what a "white" person is vs a "poc", and this is very often boiled/reduced down to skin colour and physical experiences, at the disregard of other elements. Race is more like a spectrum with many layers that affect overall experience, one of which is physical, but there are also culture, linguistic, religious, historical, geographical, and social contexts that affect privilege and power and these aspects are so often disregarded, it alienates many groups who have experiences that do not measure up to the binary of white vs poc - for example Jews, Arabs, Slavs, Caucasians, and mixed race people are miscategorized or ignored altogether where their experiences of oppression get entirely forgotten and pigeonholed into one side or the other. I also notice strong leftwing biases that corrupt the clear vision in these kinds of evalutations. For example, pro-Communist biases that will oppose self-determination struggles when the struggle is supported by western powers - for example as we see in Tibet, Hong Kong, Ukraine, Israel, etc. Some go as far as to glorify Marxism and encourage violence, though I must say that this is only one contingent, rather than the entire movement. There are also tendencies to attack and shun and shame members, even when based in misunderstanding, when disagreements emerge over minor issues. This tends to leave people walking on eggshells constantly because fear is used as a motivating factor. There are MANY times when people are *actually* being racist and working against the cause, but in a lot of cases, angry mobs swarm people who so much as challenge the status quo in these circles or make even small mistakes, and use their own marginalized identities as armour to shield themselves from criticism or correction, and then many people act surprised when cultural appropriation occurs - people are appropriating marginalized identities so they can wear the armour, so to speak, because they are motivated by fear. People should be motivated by truth, not fear. Anyways, I'm an insider in these communities, but I frequently clash heads. I don't plan to leave the movement, but I wanted to share that are people who think clearer in these circles and it's not all self-righteousness. It just needs some serious work.

[@TruthLover-h1e]

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”

[@hobohubert5388]

To be fair, I don't think the democrats had good intentions....they just found ways to manipulate and exploit people's hardships and low self esteem to accommodate their democrati socialist/communist agenda for their own personal interests....

[@overman2306]

@@hobohubert5388 Both parties exploit resentment.

[@chrissegee]

@@overman2306 definitely true. We need a new political party that’s actually gives a crap about the people they represent

[@_DennisNjenga]

Accurate 💯

[@samanthareardon3330]

@@hobohubert5388 The people at the top definitely don't have good intentions. They exploit and manipulate people who do in order to get what they want.

[@javi_el_sucio]

"it is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere" voltaire

[@corneliusfronto660]

My favorite author of all time . . . VOLTAIRE !

[@candaceshedd3414]

❤

[@paolariveratirado4296]

I wish more MAGA people would read Voltaire.

[@RedwoodTheElf]

@@paolariveratirado4296 I wish more TDS people would read Mark Twain: it's far easier to fool someone than to convince them that they've been fooled.

[@tinyturquoise94]

I understand what you're saying. I am native American woman and I spent most of 2015-2017 with this extreme victim complex over stuff that happened centuries ago. It was around early 2018 that I really thought about it and realized how stupid the whole thing was. Like for real getting mad at something someone's great great great grandpa MAYBE did. So over that now.

[@Paolur]

I used to be a full blown nazi racist in my teenage years. I was a bitter young man and in that community I felt special, there is nothing more enticing to an insecure, vulnerable youth than being told you are superior, you have the solution to the world and because of that you're better than others. But after a while I realized this was not making me happy and the more I looked at the world and the more people I met from all walks of life I started to realize I was wrong, I'm not better than others just because of my ancestry. I bring this up because it strikes me that a lot of my experience parallels the experience of people who have gotten wrapped up in other extremist ideologies such as islamic fundamentalism or wokeness, they all base themselves on preying upon young, impressionable people and offers a feeling of superiority, that you are part of the chosen few who have seen the truth and because of this you are better than others. I'm glad to have escaped my own indoctrination and I'm glad you have escaped yours. Let us all work towards the goal that the great Martin Luther King dreamed of: that one day we will all be judged not by the color of our skin but by the content of our character.

[@klickonthat5244]

Good on you for that development you went through. It's pretty funny though, when you realize that a lot of the extremist ideas are based on the idea that YOU alone are special because of your ancestry, your group and other groups look A LOT less unique.

[@sharoncanapini8419]

God bless you for turning your life around....

[@lucyandecember2843]

o.o

[@tabithathompson5]

Your comment brought me to tears. I'm so glad you got out of that. My youngest brother (who is half white and black) has met people like yourself before you changed. And it makes me so happy that there are many people who do come out of that. And I just want to add, I'm sorry you went through what you had as a young man. But now that you have that experience, imagine what good will come out of it! Who knows who will read your comment or hear of your past and realize they can find peace outside of these dangerous ideologies.

[@gladis2646]

Comparing Nazi, islamist fundamentalism and Wokeness... I have seen It all... and just remind me what's the body count for each "ideology"???

[@hbutter1306]

Talking to "woke" people is so tiring because of the run around conversation and them becoming hysterical because you don't agree with their opinions

[@theultrablackman1654]

Same thing with conservatives.

[@Sagsites]

Yep or say you don’t understand as you aren’t woke

[@isabellep3444]

I consider myself woke and haven't had this experience. More than anything I felt a lot of sympathy for her. It sounded like her worldview became broader and more clear as she learned about CRT and facing those experiences was painful. CRT and it's validity and how someone internalizes and manages that knowledge are two drastically different things.

[@theultrablackman1654]

@@isabellep3444 ok

[@isabellep3444]

@@theultrablackman1654 lol lovely contribution

[@jasmineelliott6652]

OMG YESSSSS!!! I was “woke” from 2010 to 2020 😬😬😬 I was paranoid and felt everything and everyone that didn’t mirror me was out to get me. It was like a sickness and my health declined rapidly to the point of needing surgeries and gaining weight. Sometime in 2019, I wanted to start a spiritual meet up group for women of ALL backgrounds and I was told that it should be black women ONLY because that’s how everyone would feel “safe”. I was actively trying to leave this mindset because I knew that true healing comes from rejection of ignorance and education; we have to listen to each other and be willing to learn something new. But let me tell you, that spiritual group was draining my soul to the point of depression!! It was awful!!! I finally removed myself ironically after the George Floyd and BLM issues of 2020. It was like a relief and a peace. I think my soul knew that if I would have worn the weight of all that injustice, it would be the straw that would literally break the camel’s back. I no longer allow the anxieties of my appearance dictate how I move in the world. I honestly slip back from time to time when things don’t go my way, but I just keep moving forward. There’s so much to unlearn. I want to be happy and have a good life, and wokeness just ain’t it.

[@crystalzacarias1829]

I'm glad you see the harm it was causing you. God bless you.

[@evilchaperone]

Hatred and fear poisons the soul. I've seen many before and after wokeness photos were people were just rotted from the inside out. I wishing well of your journey to wellbeing.

[@zephsmith3499]

@@evilchaperone I'd be interested in such photos. I can imagine it, but haven't seen such evocative visuals!

[@evilchaperone]

@@zephsmith3499 Just Google "before and after SJW". Absolute destruction of whyte woman.

[@Freekingparrot]

@@evilchaperone thanks for the idea

[@annaswanson5903]

I 100% feel that forgiveness is really more for us than the person being forgiven because peace is so much better than being angry

[@k.s783]

The wokeness doctrine creates resentment in all Americans, I think. It’s dangerous since the teachings are more likely to create racism rather than “cure” it. Nobody wants to hear that they are a racist or a permanent victim all day long simply because of their skin color. It’s just very toxic and there’s better ways out there for learning about racism, sexism and the rest of the -isms.

[@heidenburg5445]

You can be at peace while people are dying beneath you. Your colonial mindset is what is allowing you to be this selfish. Your country just finished killing brown people again for 21 years straight in the middle east and you can pretend it's not happening because you are on the impirialist magic carpet. You can pretend but your intentional ignorance is the cause of your country's destruction of the world.

[@teamtundra2619]

No

[@LucielStarz123]

When you’re young and Woke, you’re just naive and idealistic When you’re Old and Woke, you’re deliberately stupid to protect your fragile ego because you can’t bear being wrong

[@DudeSoWin]

Apologetics is no solution. Stoic philosophy is the way to remove the cotarded from your life.

[@patrickchoque7720]

what IS being woke

[@manbearpig7521]

Old woke people are very sad.

[@jedichild6815]

@@DudeSoWin I love Stoic philosophy. I listen to it to meditate. As I see it, if my insides aren’t at peace, the impact I have on other people is neither peaceful nor beautiful.

[@nateclipps]

Old and woke- Qanon far right Christians Young and woke- Young collage kids who over think major issues such as systemic racism, racism in general etc.

[@winnieasara301]

Hehehe, that's why I'm sticking to my Ugandan values. Respect everyone, keep your feelings and emotions real, have a good sense of humour whilst thinking logically.

[@tpmash]

I had a roommate from Uganda in varsity! Pretoria, South Africa 🇿🇦 She truly embodied ALL those values, I didn’t even know if came from being Ugandan👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽! I learnt so much from her!

[@GabbieCh]

Those are some good values. I remember one time when I accidentally encountered a Ugandan meme page and the level of humour combined with actual thoughtfulness blew me away. Now I can see what you're saying.

[@svccscvv6214]

@@GabbieCh would love to see one of those

[@k.d.kelley2830]

Values to live by 100%

[@babyg5277]

Including the homophobia 😅

[@kellyj.azania4371]

Exactly! Being "woke" is effing exhausting. On occasion, I still wake up angry...and I don't know why. It's the cognitive dissonance...you can't be Christ-like AND resentful. I choose to be Christ-like. I wish my son could see and hear this. Wokeness is killing him...I truly fear for his life because he is miserable. Please, pray for his deliverance. G_d bless you, young lady.🌷

[@davidbolen8982]

Brilliant!!

[@deadbodybaby1]

Maybe show him this video ? And just talk with him about your point of view but truly accept his even if it’s difficult you might be able to say something that gets through to him over time, good luck !

[@show_me_your_kitties]

Lol you're double lost 🤣

[@lok6314]

in this world we get what we deserve. There are no sons or daughters or fathers or mothers. Only individuals who will pay the price by the law of spirit for their thoughts,and actions and feelings. All the rest is illusions 99.9% Everyone is on a journey to the same spot, i cannot give people short cuts or whatever. When people sow hate etc and think they are sowing love, remove yourself from them, because tornadoes are coming for their inner world.

[@Bamazon1990]

I was cured myself after college. Welcome welcome! It's so sad but forgiveness has absolutely no place at all in any woke doctrine now. It's all about we are victims forever, and oppressors are oppressors forever. The anxiety and stress were the worst, I couldn't live with that either. it will literally affect your health. Thank you for this video i had tears /subbed

[@vianguyen1588]

How did you cure yourself

[@reinemazidath5466]

And even those who have been accused injustly cant benefit from forgiveness .It's insane .

[@Bamazon1990]

@@reinemazidath5466 i know, now I just have to make sure i don't do anything wrong for the rest of my life

[@loehring100]

I'm an older, conservative man and I have watched the growth of this movement with a great deal of sadness. It's so nice to hear someone younger who has started to see what's really happening. Thank you Kimi. Continue to focus on your faith and God will continue to show you the truth.

[@dannyneve8501]

I am a 44 yr old and I see young ladies and gentlemen stepping out of the ideology of hate. Proud they are stepping out of it. It is sad but it should make everyone happy. Happy for them!

[@hermon1499]

younger generation here 🙌🏾.I remember thinking I was an atheist, queer, blm, leftist...I know it sounds confusing but I realized when I went to God they never tell you why you think your gay but can explain how one can not go from gay-straight.What I mean by that is they’re trying to get everyone to be like them lgbt, leftist, atheist, feminist and the list goes on.When I left the left I realized one thing for sure.. identity politics is way more harmful then anything.not only that but on tik tok they tell people who disagree to k!|| themselves.I guess we only learn the truth when it’s passed us.

[@kerrinorman]

I’m an older progressive woman and I too find woke religion incredibly disturbing.

[@saklee1777]

i agree. and i’m in my 20s (gen z), female, white, and independent.

[@babuskarashuka8651]

Trade one cult for another one LOL.

[@abigailstone823]

The woke mob is what happens when almost an entire generation takes a look at emotional maturity and says, “no thanks.”

[@juliangernos]

That's a good one.

[@alexsantos5948]

The woke mob is a bunch of spoiled children.

[@tdwwxyz]

Or just never get acquainted with emotional maturity as a concept at all

[@lilliancenteno8242]

100% spot on. It is so sad.

[@reziliagrieves8028]

Actually it's 3 generations - it started with Gen X. And it usually is the result of an upbringing that specifically doesn't teach emotional maturity.

[@amandak800]

Quitting Twitter helped me escape A LOT of the woke culture and I’m so much happier now!!!!

[@tpmash]

Me too! Quit 4 years ago 😤

[@danieldefonce]

I hear you, Amanda. Ironically I’m about to get back on Twitter for my job though 😵‍💫

[@imkorona6592]

Twitter can be such a toxic place, really

[@jennifer1110]

Twitter is truly a cesspool. I felt horrible anytime I'd get on there. I'm so glad I deleted it.

[@thegriotofwakanda9901]

As a trans person, this is basically my mantra. I literally don't care about people online or someone passing by not liking how I identify... maybe it doesn't make sense to them and that's okay, because it was pretty confusing for me too, before I figured it out! There are people actively trying to do mean stuff to people like me, but the best way to exist is by still being happy despite that. My only worries are the real, immediate ones that I need to do something about. Sometimes I do get angry at stuff, but at the end of the day, I let it go for my own wellbeing. This culture feels like it was made by someone else for me, without them knowing what *I* need. The people who trigger me the most are the ones who try to speak for me in places where I wouldn't even have spoken.

[@thegriotofwakanda9901]

@someone on the internet can't you just mind your own business 😂 does it even concern you

[@LH-kr4od]

You're free to believe whatever you Want about yourself, however contrary to science it may be. The problem starts when people start forcing others to believe it too.

[@consciouspresence5880]

@@thegriotofwakanda9901 you believe the earth is flat. That is false. I hope you can change your mind.

[@thegriotofwakanda9901]

@@consciouspresence5880 you replied to the wrong post, baby... I think many people are missing the point of this video. Ya'll can't not get triggered by someone existing or what

[@Kornknealious]

@@thegriotofwakanda9901 Good for you being content and happy with who you are in spite of "progressive" people shouting for you otherwise.

[@therealcirclea762]

"Free your mind, your ass will follow." Good on ya.

[@smellymala3103]

Thank god there you are I thought you left 😭

[@judylaparne9761]

I believe people go into “being WOKE” with good intentions, as well. BUT... no matter where you journey, do your own research! Your mind is a horrible thing to waste. Flex it’s muscle. Learn and grow

[@nateclipps]

I feel like people only talk about the “woke” cult on the left, and completely forget about the wokeness cult on the right..

[@judylaparne9761]

@@nateclipps “wholeness cult”. I don’t think I’ve seen or heard that term. What would that term mean or imply? Love the name! BTW

[@nateclipps]

@@judylaparne9761 OMG I MEANT TO SAY “woke”

[@nateclipps]

@@judylaparne9761 Tysm, ok what u meant by “wokeness” cult on the right as well. Is mainly religious right wingers. Who tend to blame the media for America’s issues rather than holding accountability to their own side. We’re most definitely seeing this with the rise of conspiracy theories and Qan0n.

[@judylaparne9761]

@@nateclipps Ahhh... Now, I called it “being WOKE”. Truly, I’m not sure I understand what WOKE means so thank you for helping me educate myself.

[@girlonfoot]

I left "wokeness" last year, in large part due to my sweet, patient, brilliant husband bringing to my attention facts and voices that challenged the woke narrative. CRT had been the only thing I had heard in college, or in my community, the only option presented for dealing with racism. Over time, especially last year, the burdens on my heart - the guilt, the shame, the fear - grew heavy. Now, my faith in Jesus Christ has been renewed, and I'm seeing the power of His Good News with fresh eyes (2 Peter 1:3). With apologies to John Newton, I like to say that "I once was woke, but now I'm free!"

[@rdrift1879]

Bless you! Love in Christ is the way.

[@danmorgan3685]

So you were "christian" in whatever way that may have meant to you. You then went off to get educated and discovered their was another way to look at things. This implies that whatever your christian belief was it had some racist element to it. You were then "corrected" by your husband and are now back to believing what you did before. That may not have been the great thing you think it was.

[@janetrashell8454]

@@danmorgan3685 what?? 😂😂😂 That is a “micro-aggression” toward Christians. So toxic. Or maybe she just decided she doesn’t need to do mental gymnastics and mind reading anymore and love people as people.

[@forposterity4031]

You cannot blame children for the sins of their parents. The great, great grandson or granddaughter of a slave owner is not a slave owner. When sins become inheritable, bloodlines are wiped out and genocides occur.

[@bigghouse101]

I was always a God fearing man but I never was a Bible thumper. I'm actually a bit of a scallywag. But it's logic, there is a universe w God or a universe without God. When man tries to play God and thinks he has the knowledge of good and evil, everything goes to hell in a hand basket. Look at the early progressives w their eugenicist and racist ideas "based on science". It's hubris.

[@morningsidewithkelley]

Remember, empowered people are the worst fear of those in power. Wokeness will rob you of your autonomy. You've made a wonderful video. Thank you for sharing your journey.

[@onyeoh3501]

Your comment section is restoring my faith in humanity. I’m glad you’re in a better place. Subscribed!

[@katieh8186]

“A burden that is optional, because it doesn’t really exist in real life” WOW, you articulated it perfectly!! That’s exactly how I have always viewed woke people.

[@brendajameson5093]

That's not a description of woke people. That is a description of people with anxiety.

[@dizzywordninja]

@@brendajameson5093 anxiety is NOT optional

[@WarriorBoy]

@@dizzywordninja What is optional is thinking styles and ways to approach life that won't enhance your anxiety, that won't feed it. Once you become aware you have it, you need to make choices to combat it.

[@brendajameson5093]

@@dizzywordninja I agree. But you also can't blame others for your own issues. For example, if scary movies make you lose sleep, then don't watch scary movies. But there's nothing wrong with scary movies, just your reaction to them. That's a personal issue, not an issue with scary movies as a whole.

[@lailapants2345]

@@brendajameson5093 Your comment doesn't make sense because mental health problems are not optional. Nobody chooses to be anxious or have an anxiety disorder.

[@gallerhome]

When you take offense, you give your power away. “Resentment is the poison You drink thinking it will effect someone else”.

[@tammys8711]

Whoa, I am repeating this one!

[@marblemadness8870]

@@tammys8711 - But before you do, try using affecting instead of effecting.

[@MarinaDiamandis4Ever]

@@marblemadness8870 was is the wrong use of the word

[@testodude]

You're right, Rita. No one can insult you unless you permit it. Why give that power to a jerk?

[@koolaid117]

He who angers you, controls you - Confucious

[@Tarrynn]

i really love this. i’m currently in college and i took feminist studies this semester and i literally have been more angry at my boyfriend than i ever was before. i come out of that class so deeply hurt and angry. i really loooove your journal practice and i’m going to do it. God bless you ♥️

[@lilyseestheworld7865]

Sounds like trauma-conditioning for me. They force people to believe they were victimized and just watch the circus.

[@joycegibbs5267]

with traditional industries dying, they're inventing new industries and the race one is VERY lucrative.

[@newyorkforever5779]

indeed and trauma can take years to break and rewire the brain, they sure know what they are doing.

[@nackedgrils9302]

The most racist people I've met had been conditioned to believe that they were oppressed by white people and were seeing everything through that lens even if it didn't make sense to anyone else.

[@samuelinayat-chisti4176]

BINGO!

[@RobynStephens]

@@nackedgrils9302 the most racist people I met have said "white is right" to my face, made fun of me for being dark skin, etc. But go off 😂

[@NoSubtext]

All of this division comes from people not knowing *themselves* and relying on the rest of the world for their identity. I fell into similar obsessions around 2016 and I’m completely different after I did a LOT of internal work. It sounds like you really got to know & trust yourself 💜💜💜

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

Your comment is so insightful and profound that I have screenshot it for posterity! I think you are exactly correct in your analysis. Have a wonderful day! 😄🌺💕

[@Bamazon1990]

wow this is a very wise comment. that's exactly what happened to me.

[@djsec7207]

As the brilliant thinker John McWhorter has pointed out Wokeness aka Critical Theory has become a secular religion.

[@CashCowz962]

Wokeness is good tho....the extreme exist in any arena...but at what point dontou stop the wokeness madness?...like leather is actually the hide of animals that were born and killed by man to make shoes...🤔..so what now...you womt wear shoes as a woke person?

[@kasvinimuniandy4178]

indeed.

[@CashCowz962]

@MARLEY THE WILD APARTMENT CAT true..was referring to the ones made out of animalns

[@reziliagrieves8028]

@MARLEY THE WILD APARTMENT CAT While I understand Cash's argument, I can't ignore the fact that pretty much all leather items sold now in America are fake leather. Like, actual leather goods are specialty goods. Do some people actually not know this?

[@CashCowz962]

@@reziliagrieves8028 you get ma point?...👍....

[@florencechipindukusangaya3475]

I needed this video and I didn't didn't realise that I did. I've been so unhappy so often and I've realized I've had so much of this weight on my shoulders from this woke life. Shuu I definitely feel I've developed a narcissistic view on my problems and a victim mentality. It's time to let it go.

[@DePeaceHunter]

Am not american but this is exactly how I see the whole woke-movement.....me me me and victim mentality. There is no way people can feel real contentment living that way. Whenever they say they're happy I take it as either they don't realise that they're misarable bc they don't know any better or they're lying. What they're promoting is the exact opposite of gratitude, forgiveness and self-sacrifice....three qualities that lead to true contentment. There are many wisdoms in them that one can only understand after they apply it to their life, but modern people has become so arrogant they throw away anything deemed as old tradition and think they can figure out everything themselves.

[@5lowburner]

Being from an older generation than yours, I’m often at a loss to see how younger people can come to believe what is to me an obviously pernicious ideology. Your honest explanation about your experience and feelings is very helpful, thank you; I’ll recommend it to others.

[@peachesandcream8753]

@My name is Luca I live on the 2nd floor And this is precisely why it's being taught in schools in the first place; get them when they're young and they will form an army for you. The ignorant are easily lead and it's up to the adults to fix this situation that we have allowed to happen.

[@Ask8613]

They're being taught by media, entertainment, in school, online, and pressure each other to be even more woke than the next. This is the new hyper patriotism.

[@lindakarner1430]

Yes, @Slowburner, me too. This video was very helpful in understanding younger people.

[@redconvoy]

People from the Boomer and Gen X also believe in this and there is no changing their minds. I shake my head at them because I am Gen X and this is not what I was taught by my own mother who came from the Silent Generation. She was brought up in the projects in a poor Jewish Family. She lived among other races and they all got along and all went to school together. They went to each other's houses and they helped each other out. Yes, she was subjected to racism and antisemitism, but she answered that with her fists and no cops were involved afterwards because the person on the receiving end knew that they were wrong. She taught me that everyone deserves respect and you do not judge based on skin color, ever! I had a racist father, but I never paid attention to what he said. I knew he was wrong.

[@sethmoking]

And sadly, the vast majority of the younger generation are not Christians, which means they aren't being taught forgiveness and love, but instead hate and revenge. And they believe this is their only life and there's nothing to look forward to after death, so they want everything they can get in this life and they feel cheated if they don't get it.

[@ejackson6073]

“Wokeness was literally crippling me!” Powerful and truthful quote!

[@Surai00]

"I didn't know who she is or what she does, but I *knew* she was killing me!" That's the root of the problem right there. People are so quick to accept the viewpoint of someone they don't know, just because they like that person based on a few quick assessments about who they put themselves forward as. That's about as misinformed as saying, 'I like this band's music, or celebrity's movies... I must agree with all of their political views.' I've been struggling with this with my daughter. I'm trying to tell her, just do some research. Stop taking what people say at face value. You live in the information age, but you refuse to take advantage of the truth because you want it to come from a source you like. The truth is often uncomfortable - it won't come from somewhere you like. If what you like is pop culture, you like marketing. Keep that in mind when you decide what you really like as marketing is always selling you something.

[@paprikapringless9526]

you are so, so right. i love how you worded that.

[@Surai00]

@@paprikapringless9526 Thank you!

[@katiewells2107]

my parents have the same conversations with me. however, a lot of the sources they use are unreliable and untrustworthy. i totally agree that everyone needs to do more research and always check the reliability of their sources before citing them in conversation, social media, etc. my parents are very conservative republicans and they almost always bring politics into conversations we have. this is problematic since we don’t agree on really anything politically. i don’t know what kind of views your daughter has, but i’ve wasted so much time arguing with my parents about politics, society, etc. it has really damaged our relationship. i’m a senior in high school now and i wish i would’ve just kept my mouth shut about my opinions so that i could have back the time wasted on those arguments. i’ve come to the conclusion now that my parents and i will never agree and that’s okay. i guess what i’m trying to say is that it’s alright if you and your child don’t agree, it can be frustrating (for both parties), but don’t waste time on trivial things like that. your long-term relationship with her and her mental health are so much more valuable than politics.

[@Surai00]

@@katiewells2107 I agree 100% and while both of us love a good political discussion, we usually don't get into politics directly. We do discuss society a lot, and particularly societal expectations versus what makes you happy. I can't read her mind so I'm not certain what she thinks, but I know that she is very smart and will figure out the truth on her own, in time. I've given her the tools to decide what is real and what is a marketing tactic, being used to sell her products. Unfortunately she currently stays absorbed into TikTok land, coming to me with other people's obviously hyperbolic stories about how mean everyone is to them. She won't be stuck there for long. I can already see her growing bored of listening to other people victimize themselves in a place where opportunity is beyond abundant.

[@emmajo3974]

Very well said 👌🏾

[@davidgratton8869]

I personally have never been woke, even a little. But I have spent a lot of time trying understand where my woke friends and associates were coming from. Thank you for sharing your experience. I really enjoyed everything you said.

[@nicolili999]

Same here. Do you spend a lot of time self-reflecting? I know I do and have since I was a kid because my dad is a very deep, critical thinker and would take the time to reflect on his actions and interactions and find where he can take responsibility and filter out his own assumptions/drama. I believe this is why I never became fully woke, because I learned to do this my whole life and boy, when you realize life really is what YOU MAKE OF IT... you are free.

[@Erizedd]

@@nicolili999 I love your post, and totally agree - my dad was the same: a philosopher type. Both my parents were 'think outside of the box' contextual/critical thinkers, and I think that made a world of difference to my siblings and I, none of whom have ever felt tempted by woke-ism (so far as I'm aware). When you release yourself from the "belief of the masses" and try to see all sides of the story (and most importantly, the facts and logic beneath it all) for yourself, you truly do find freedom.

[@nicolili999]

@@Erizedd Yes! Thank you for sharing, and what a refreshing way to describe what it comes down to. It's nice to see, because sometimes the influence all around becomes so great that it almost starts to seep into you if you're not paying attention. The way you wrote that last part perfectly sums up what I believe deep down and strive everyday to protect and uphold in today's social climate.

[@Snowhite-tx4sm]

Same here.

[@Snowhite-tx4sm]

@@nicolili999 i do that too!

[@LachlanNicholson]

South African here. Unfortunately, things have become pretty damn dystopian these days. Keep up the cool content though. Much respect.

[@justcallmeole8342]

Fellow South African, here. I can't even tell you how TIRED I am of constantly trying to call out my friends about this same mess she's talking about. Stay strong out there, friend.

[@LachlanNicholson]

@@justcallmeole8342 Thanks, you as well.

[@Nyonyozimusic]

Shame hey

[@nkosi1388]

@@justcallmeole8342 South African here to. Man I get this! It’s just really come to my attention that no matter how woke someone is I’ve never really seen any type of real, tangible change occurring, or the issue gets completely neglected, meaning there was never really anything that that person was doing. It’s all just part of virtue signalling. No real fruit comes out of it at all.

[@LachlanNicholson]

@@Nyonyozimusic Indeed.

[@midapita]

“Everything you are is everything someone else hates” wow, that’s exactly what I was socialized to believe and it’s essentially the root of all my problems when it comes to assuming everyone is out to get me.

[@tootieramsey9766]

Just know it's a lie. 99 percent of people aren't racist jerks. Live your life and don't ever be afraid to go anywhere or do anything you want to. I wish I had woke up along time ago. We have been brainwashed by mainstream media to believe they're racist around every corner waiting to attack us daily. It's not true.

[@midapita]

@@tootieramsey9766 thank you for this👍I need to live my life as I please and stop worrying about how other people perceive me.

[@rubyannad]

It’s weird how we can know that it’s not true but still be paranoid and become paralyzed over it. I’ve had my own experienced similar to this and am learning to overcome it.

[@merit4078]

So this was it for me: When I was about 14 years old I joined Tumblr, that was around 2016. Through Tumblr, I discovered a world of LGBTQ+ activism and the claim that everything is racist, homophobic etc. And what can I say? The naive, good hearted teenager I was (and I’ve been good hearted and naive as a kid as well), I started believing it. I was a firm believer, that I was doing good by speaking out online for justice, by calling Trump every buzz word from the woke book and so on and so worth. My first doubt arose when I noticed, that Tumblr has a lot of anti-man posts where they claim all men are bad. I personally grew up with a great father and all around great male figures in my life, and so I once decided to defend men, to which I became a reply of a lesbian calling me a “disgusting man-defender”, which threw me off, but couldn’t pull me out of the woke cult yet. Then I had a phase where Tumblr confused me so much with its infinite labels, that I thought I was all kind of Queer, Asexual etc which cost me a lot of time and sleep. And finally; I started questioning the narrative: Why are there so many labels? Why are we so preoccupied with labeling everything? Why is a literal criminal (George Floyd) being mourned? How come the USA is so racist, but there are rich people? And many more things came up. Then the Yt algorithm gave me a video. I sadly don’t remember what video, but it was a video by a conservative. I listend to what she had to say and found myself agreeing with a lot of the perspectives and well… I fell down a rabbit hole, and arrived in a whole new world. It freed me from the misery of feeling guilty for being white (in my case it was especially big because I’m German and I even had some ancestors who fought for the Nazis), I was freed from the obsession to put myself into a box, I was freed from the notion, that every man is out there to get me and cat call me- and so much more. It was a wild ride for sure, and I am so glad I’m freed from this insanity. Yet at the same time, knowing that it’s insane, it’s almost painful to watch. All this Pc culture and wokeness spreading. I hope people will come to their senses and that at some point we can have conversations again with each other

[@Charlotte-br1cs]

Good for you! I have a similar story. I was extremely "woke" until I found Candance Owens and the Daily Wire. I'm also Jewish and I used to hold onto all the pain from the Holocaust etc so I could be a part of the opression olympics. Now, though, I have learned to forgive (but not forget) and I see the word in a way in which everyone is equal and I can separate people from their race or their passport. Hopefully more people follow suit.

[@laurafranich4807]

That was great. Thanks for sharing with us

[@juliangernos]

Well done. You have rediscovered for yourself the principle that brought the Age of Enlightenment following the Mittelalter, that we are all unique and not merely members of classes and convenient categories.

[@merit4078]

@XDranzer000 Oh I am definitely a critic of conservatives too! Whilst I do share some conservative believes and also think that conservatives are, as a whole, more open to open debate, I am very much aware that they are also just a side of the political debate, and thus also capable of manipulation and tunnel thinking. I myself consider myself to be center-left, or maybe even just centrist. I try my best to always remember, that most things are not just black and white (literally and figuratively). It’s important to be open to discussions and remember, that most people want to best for others, but we often have a different view of what that solution to a certain problem might be. The most important thing is to just listen and respond to things we disagree with not only critically, but also civilized and with the understanding of what the other person tried to convey.

[@Nyonyozimusic]

Thank you for sharing!

[@fieryeurochick3194]

Feels good to be free, doesn’t it. I had to forgive someone who did a terrible thing to me. It wasn’t easy but the hatred was killing me. Now I’m free.

[@ThatWeirdNerdGirl]

“You are being robbed of your own freedom” so, so, SO true. Kind of reminds me of Galatians 5:1 as well

[@Nyonyozimusic]

YES!

[@chochani5848]

@TO Niwa "People make rods for their own backs." -- Terry Pratchett.

[@OliveJuice023]

I don’t think I ever was woke but I listened to my friends and heard their talking points, kept an open mind, thought about their points on my own and decided I disagreed with some other of their points. Mostly I disagreed with their solutions to the problems they saw. And then I voiced my arguments for what I disagreed with I expected the same respect back. I tried to be objective and not emotional when I gave my thoughts and I was told I was racist. I was told I was fragile and incapable of addressing my own history of racism and whiteness. But I am very thoughtful and deliberate person and very certain of myself and I knew this wasn’t true. I knew I wasn’t racist. I, like everyone else, can always strive to do better at not judging others, but I recognize my openness to others and their view points as one of my strongest traits. It was then I realized I was dealing with radicals. These aren’t not people interested in improving the world only interested their own agendas and beliefs. Rather than trust in their friendship with me and make judgments of me based on the person they knew, the judged me for thinking differently and not agreeing with every single one of their talking points. Radicalism is never the answer. I believe in objectivism, free thought, forgiveness, openness, and personal responsibility. Wokeism is the antithesis to these ideas.

[@elouise5593]

Lol! Those who called you fragile are actually the fragile ones! Fragile people are the angry ones who shout at you for having a different opinion. They fall apart at the slightest whiff of oppsition, whether real, or imagined.

[@FloridaGirl-]

Well said Selene 👍

[@koolsmoothfan]

stay strong fam, nothing wrong with thinking for yourself

[@saigie3908]

“These are not** people interested in improving the world only interested their own agendas and beliefs. Rather than trust in their friendship with me and make judgements based on the person they knew, they judged me for thinking differently..” WHAT A WORD! I’m a bit scared to open up to my friends about my views cause idk how they’ll react. But when the time comes, I pray to God that I have the courage & boldness to stand up for my views in a respectful & humble manner

[@brownamerican5786]

Very well said

[@franciscomullers]

The worst left nightmare: a black woman that think for herself and not their system. Amazing video!

[@zayshabazz3326]

You know what is even worst? That you and many others fall into two categories, right or left. None of you, none of you think for yourselves. You are either following left wing or right wing and both have not done anything beneficial for anyone. So in a way it doesn’t matter what side you are on because you are not thinking for yourself, you are following the masses and what appeals to your ways and your ways only. Dont matter how cruel and racist it is or weird and unatural. As a black women i should be able to choose where i stand and not get praised for it or called ignorant and uneducated because i dont agree with you (not specifically you of course). All im saying is that both systems are shit and stop using the “black women think for themselves” when they disagree with democratic ideology. That shit dont make sense. All that says is they agree with you and your ideology.

[@crownjewel9602]

Please stop using such rhetoric that contributes to turning blk women into some kind of boogie man for entire political parties. It's dangerous, n categorizes our collective image as "enemies"/a "threat" subconsciously. But I agree that's its nice to see that she thinks for herself.

[@crownjewel9602]

@@xanbra what cult am I supposedly part of, since you know me so well?

[@Rowanberrry]

@@zayshabazz3326 is this a schizopost

[@matthewcaldwell8100]

So you're fetishizing a black woman having an opinion that you associate black people with and woke people are the racists. That's some prime cognitive dissonance you've got going. I disagree with her. I will criticize her perspective regardless of her race and personal experience, because anecdotal and experiential issues don't amount to a refutation of a sociological theory. And yet by the definitions of most people on this thread I'd be considered woke. You see the irony here? Hmm?

[@christinacanto3740]

Christ is the antidote to wokeness 🙌🏼

[@darren.mcauliffe]

Because Jesus didn't care about people.

[@Whimsicaltalesx]

@@darren.mcauliffethat is not true

[@Whimsicaltalesx]

Amen 🙏🏻

[@darren.mcauliffe]

@@Whimsicaltalesx Exactly. Jesus cared about people. He tried to help people. He didn’t spend his time complaining that people who aren’t like him existed or have rights. He was woke.

[@andrewwiggin7433]

Sad fact: the darkness you describe now fills much of the world around us.

[@anitaig05]

so true 😩

[@tabbywilson1]

People don't understand the things we do now will affect our grand children & their children for years and years. I hate HATE. I don't know how else to say it. But I agree with you 100%.

[@andrewwiggin7433]

@@tabbywilson1 - they get it. They just don't care. They want their ideological outcome

[@emiliadumitrescu340]

we must love each other as we are the same person

[@jaycee6063]

Mexican here, I never fell for the woke cult. Why? It’s in my personality to always think critically and question anything that I’m told.

[@jaycee6063]

@Alpha Omega Like everything else, feminism has good and bad ideas. You don’t have to be woke to have feminist ideals. Do you care to elaborate on your thoughts about feminism?

[@jaycee6063]

@Alpha Omega I was also in an abusive relationship, but I don’t hate all women because of the actions of one woman. That doesn’t make sense to me. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@juliangernos]

Sounds like Mexicans are a lot brighter than the average US high school student.

[@jaycee6063]

@Alpha Omega You can’t think critically or you’re a troll. Have a great life and I hope you find happiness.

[@jaycee6063]

@@juliangernos Not really, there are a lot of woke Mexicans. Just like any other group we are not a monolith. You can find us in any place in the political spectrum.

[@mccommas2]

When a mind escapes, its a beautiful thing. This is how we save the USA, one individual, free thinking person at a time.

[@Madeline64]

This is such an amazing video. This needs to be talked about more often. I was definitely the most “woke” in my years at university doing my bachelors. In the past year or so I’ve definitely grown out of that (thank goodness) and it feels so much better. I am no longer carrying the weight of the world all of the time and I don’t have to worry about everyone else’s lives anymore. You are so right, being woke is crippling.

[@josflorida5346]

My brother went to college for just 1 year. Came back super woke and condescending. It's contagious tho. He would call me uneducated and I took it as a challenge and tried to learn the rules and got sucked in too. For about 4 years I became depressed and lonely cuz I started to not trust anyone. I could find a way to label anyone a biggot. I snapped out of it 2 years ago and I felt like there was no ground to stand on. I started breaking down the logic and reclaiming MY identity. I'm currently dealing with my brother disowning family cuz he thinks we are incels. I literally can't talk to him anymore because he literally responds like a Twitter comment and it's like he is reciting scripter. Looking at someone that is where I was is so hard to watch... I want my brother back. I'm not sure if he is still in there mentally or if it's been so long his identity has been replaced

[@raevj]

@@josflorida5346 is he Christian? This is literally demonic…he needs a deliverance.

[@StrongSingleMom]

Slowly walking away from the far left and coming back to center. There's balance there.

[@krisadamslarson9446]

Yes Emma! Balance and perspective 🙏🏼♥️

[@christins.1481]

I'm on the right actually but like being in the center. In no way am I denying how racists white folk can be, but to call every white person a racist and saying you hate white people is the exact same bigotry you claim to hate.

[@bobc7557]

As an American who was raised outside of America, both the left and right sound awful to me, they're just too extreme for me. I feel like people who grew up outside of America have an outside view of things, so it's easier not to 'choose a side'. I'm glad I wasn't raised in America, it feels like a strange almost civil war sort of situation lol, the rights and lefts, no one in the middle just vouching for open mindedness and peace. But I'm glad there are people like me!

[@mitchellbirkhead9214]

Yeah leave that madness, it’s bad for your mental health.

[@bobc7557]

@@gray730 not for everyone. Some democrats may be accepting to homosexuality but some may not. There are extreme democrats and some just touching it. There are always levels for how strongly you believe in something. Like devout Christians and people who believe in God but don't really go to church or anything.

[@StardustX24]

I’m happy you found Christ.

[@nateclipps]

I left the cult of religion

[@StardustX24]

@@nateclipps ignoring your creator/ creation isn’t leaving a cult, it’s joining another. Find peace, live a good life, love those that don’t love you, help others - that’s a “cult” as you say, that I’m proud to be a part of. Forget the dogma(religiosity), try to understand the meaning.

[@gwengwen4535]

@@nateclipps Jesus Christ is not a religion. At least it shouldn’t be. Sorry you feel that way. That is a layer of programming just like CRT. The devil is an angel of light, the worst monster in the best make up. Don’t let him trick you like he has so much of the world. Don’t be deceived. God bless💗

[@nateclipps]

@@StardustX24 I’m not “ignoring my creator”. I simply said I left the cult of religion. And being agnostic is so. Cults fear monger, place restrictions, emphasize obedience, limit your sexuality etc. comparing science to a cult makes me laugh

[@nateclipps]

@@gwengwen4535 where did I mention Jesus? I simply said religion. A hit dog will holler as the say 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@christinewessels4586]

Dear GOD, I am so glad I found your video! I am emerging from being a “woke zombie” myself and it’s a painful process socially. People have clung to labels and assume you’re just one thing. Humans are complex beings with different life experiences. It’s so hard to support any progressive movements anymore without getting sucked into a culture of hate for anyone who criticizes or has a different perspective. Heck, even benign terms like “woman” have become offensive and have left me lost and confused.

[@ananse77]

Yep.

[@Snowman-hm9nd]

You’re close to getting it.

[@cubonefan3]

You can be woke without becoming an extremist. For example, I believe in giving new parents maternal AND paternal leave, but I don’t believe in using the term “womyn”

[@christinewessels4586]

@@cubonefan3 absolutely agree. I’m done with the extreme approach to political correctness. It’s important to treat people with respect and kindness, but terms like Latinx and chest feeding, or the recent insurgence of trans activists that insist that a man can be a woman and a woman can be a man. Womanhood has been reduced to hormones, plastic surgery, make up, and manifesting an identity based on old stereotypes that women have fought for decades. Enough of this insanity! I’m so done with this BS.

[@bludeuce3855]

@@christinewessels4586 ik shes not the only one who left the woke mob im sure others will too even people have Left Antifa

[@robinfox4440]

I was in a literal cult, and I can say without a doubt that wokeness is a cult.

[@TheLoveAgenda]

This is such a perfect vocalization of your experience. You glow with the spirit of freedom in Christ. We are supposed to see ourselves and others as Christ sees us. Thank you!

[@searchdiva]

'Wokeness was literally crippling me.' Exactly.

[@willpower3317]

Thomas Sowell and Milton Friedman saved me last summer during the riots.

[@GodsInstrumentKay]

Saaaaaammmmeeee. 🙌🏾

[@silverbubbles83able]

Milton Friedman? Can you show me? It's funny because democrats get SO OFFENDED when I say I am NOT DEMOCRAT anymore. Obama was when I started to realize this was a game they were trying to play with us. Which I already KNEW, so did MOST of us. I just don't think we realized how corrupt it actually went. I knew it was BAD but not THIS BAD! I voted for Trump because I did not want a GROOMED POLITICIAN! AND HE WAS EXACTLY 💯NOT LIKE THEM! So, what is funny is black people are actually the ones that woke ME UP to this BS. I loved JFK I loved Dr King. And the Democrats NOW are NOTHING like those men! THEY ARE NOT FIT to shine Dr Kings shoe! They cannot even be called Democrats anymore! Idk what they are now? Pure evil? Something else they are NOT AMERICAN NOW! Anyway, after Obama I was disenchanted. I voted for Trump and saw all the negative comments towards him, which made me curious! The more I dug the more I went down a rabbit hole and realized how blatantly they lie to people, how the "news" lies! And how they target people like me (poor, lots of kids) and others to play their game. That's taking advantage of the exact same people they claim to protect! Thomas Sowell, Officer Tatum, Candace Owens, Jordan Peterson, President Trump, Lowder with Crowder. I have mostly black people to THANK for helping me to see this ridiculousness!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THOMAS SEWELL and JORDAN PETERSON! Everyone who speaks against this dividing and hate is BRAVE. We need MORE BRAVE SOULS!! WE KNOW THE TRUTH AND WE WILL STAND TOGETHER! ❤✌💃

[@willpower3317]

@@silverbubbles83able Check out “Free to Choose” by Milton Friedman. It’s a 10 part series that is available to watch here on KZbin. Each episode is about an hour long, and includes a debate between Milton and his peers.

[@g.i.3682]

Thomas Sowell!!! 🙏🏼

[@ninobk196]

They literally bring so much balance to the current narrative and forces you to think critically. Whether one agrees with them or not, it's important to hear their views. I grew up on Thomas Sowell in college, and it literally has offered me what I believe is a more balanced and critical view of the times we are living in. I can see how their writings can literally "save" you in such a time of turmoil in our country.

[@sirbradfordofhousejones]

I left the cult when I saw the intentions- it was about winning and destroying, not about the people who they were fighting for. I couldn’t justify being part of a movement that wasn’t focused on love. Now I’m happily a centrist who cares for family and being kind in the real world.

[@reis1221]

So interesting that you referenced Gramsci. I was cleaning my at-home work space and came across my notes on Gramsci from my studies of CT this past year: "Undermine the pillars (Religion, Family, Media, Education, Law) of culture in order to take over a society." So terrifying!

[@icecell]

Jesus Christ, people teach that in the US? No wonder a lot of you there are crazy. I'm starting to wanna believe conspiracy theorists at this point about the infiltration of enemy countries to destabilise your country. This can't be normal evolution. What's more annoying to me is because we now have the internet, this ideology is slowly creeping into other countries as well. I've been seeing them scattered here and there in our local media already. God knows what malleable teens have been exposed to at this point. Hope they can get through that phase.

[@camillehendricks9819]

The Lord has been putting it on my heart for sometime to share my testimony about this ... 😭

[@jessahgase6919]

If god is telling you. do it 🙏 you will help a lot of lost people

[@mrsbandmommy]

Thank you for sharing this, Kim. I am a mental health practitioner specializing in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and the process you described taking yourself through is remarkably similar to what I might take with a client. It made me smile to hear how you "CBT'd" yourself and how much it has helped you. May I have your permission to share this video with my clients? It powerfully demonstrates the skills I'm trying to impart and the value of applying them in one's own life. I think my clients would benefit from seeing what the "end result" of what our work together will look like. Best to you!

[@kangpeng7808]

Thank you sister for sharing! Such a beautiful testimony! I am a Christian as well. Praise the Lord for saving you from that suffering and the truth has set you free!

[@Muskieangler]

We all have insecurities that manifest in the wrong ways causing us anxiety. No skin colour can protect you from it, only logic will.

[@lolabear6788]

Thing is a lot of those perceived offenses is misjudging someone’s motives and not even a real offense. We are to forgive real offenses.

[@neighborhoodcatlady6094]

People attribute motivations behind people’s speech that are not there. Like always looking for the worse in people when was never there. Sad.

[@Window4503]

I’ve been saying this for a while! Everyone’s so desperate to be a victim that they’ll take offense to anything. The best thing you can do when you see it is to take a step back, read all the ways the person might have meant it, and stand up for people who are being wrongly accused without getting to explain. We need to start creating a culture of listening.

[@doombybbr]

Cults do not care about those things, there is only the cults teachings and everything else is heresy - or in this case: "fascism" Pretty ironic that fascism is a better descriptor of the woke

[@JennyFB1281]

The psychological effects of "Wokeness" that she describes is disturbing, and it's not healthy to teach young, impressionable college students to think and feel this way all the time.

[@FHBStudio]

It's not healthy to teach anyone. It's not healthy for anyone, including the teachers.

[@sofeckingtiredofwokepeople]

Its not just university. This is being taught in elementary, middle, and secondary school as well. If my kids were still school-aged I would have e already yanked them from school and homeschooled them myself. Honesty with covid and people being at home anyway, I don't know why this isn't happening in droves.

[@BlackFeather713]

@@FHBStudio ñ

[@Borderose]

@@sofeckingtiredofwokepeople Better yet, grab other like-minded parents and help each other raise the kids. It takes a village to raise a child well.

[@sofeckingtiredofwokepeople]

@@Borderose absolutely 💯 ❤ 👌 ♥

[@amb8814]

I love everything about this!!!! I feel less alone. I’m a black woman that loves all colors and I don’t care what your political stance is.

[@luzycat7869]

I actually got to escape the "woke cult" in quarantine, because I started looking closely and reading more about what I then had as beliefs.

[@alicialord2717]

The way she describes this mentality is so spot on. I used to work with a partner organization that took the last day of the Kavanaugh hearings off (literally closed their doors for the day) because they were so distraught over him possibly being a part of the supreme court. Everything in their lives is hyper-sensitized and if they disagree it's the end of the world and you are evil. What Kimi describes is growing up and maturing and empathizing with others, which many of the woke crowd will never experience, but I will hold out hope that the well meaning among them find some kind of contentment.

[@517oceanfront]

I have a relative whose life revolves around hating Trump, concentrating on slavery,deciding every argument with anyone is about the fact that she's a fourth black...telling me that whites are ugly,and she adopts black strangers,but they let her down,never any self reflections,just so brainwashed,and miserable.

[@shAnn0n1]

I'm one of your white sisters and I love your brain. I think you are brilliant and we need more of you as a leader and someone to seek out.

[@horncow4160]

The way you describe your experience and getting it out of your system almost sounds like self therapy for an OCD disorder. You're very well spoken.

[@kconnor1615]

‘As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.’ Nelson Mandela

[@MsElke11]

I'm a plain white girl and I've been bullied, ignored, insulted, rejected and criticized just like anyone. I don't think it's a race thing. It's a HUMAN THING!!

[@homeschooler6661]

Agreed

[@vibes6255]

It’s a human thing and sometimes there is another layer of race.

[@tammyariel2982]

it can be a human thing as well as a race thing. Just because their are humans that can be mean regardless of race, doesn't mean there aren't humans that are mean to others because of their race.

[@headmaster6261]

9:56

[@tedjones3955]

I'm Italian descent and I got bullied by other Italians. Right up untill I fought back. They left me alone after that. That's why I'll never bow before racist morons who hate me because I'm white. (Pale Italian)

[@evilvolts]

one thing that lots of people forget is the old saying "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions"

[@fastingislife3766]

“BROAD AND WIDE IS THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO DESTRUCTION” yissaya Kongo aka Christ

[@mosesnoble5236]

I’ve never been woke and video’s like these just prove that my thoughts about wokeness are true

[@vivilonrane1330]

or maybe you just subject yourself only to content you agree with, creating your own echo chamber without ever questioning it?

[@dotheyfloat9961]

@@vivilonrane1330 Well I've also never been woke. But maybe that comes from being older or something, though I'm not that old, late thirties. Just means I grew up in the 90's and 00's when the woke culture wasn't a thing. People were chill, you didn't really think much about other people's race's, people just got along. And then you see the woke culture starting up and along with it, division, hatred, darkness, paranoia etc. It was very easy not to get sucked into woke ideology.

[@Snowhite-tx4sm]

@@vivilonrane1330 I'm not woke too and i have the same views coz we found out how wokeness is literally letting people to be angry all the time, making up sht, increasing depression and a lot of things.

[@dombam8490]

@@vivilonrane1330 you just described what woke people do.

[@jryan9547]

I was a liberal back in the 90s but during the 2000s I went right. Oddly enough, most of the 90s liberals would be slightly right of center today. I was never “woke” or wacky. I had legitimate concerns for society, people, etc. once I dove deeper into issues, I come to realize that anything left of center was a joke. I had to come to terms that I was wrong about most things. I had to accept the fact that government would never be equipped to solve any one these problems. If anything, they’d make them worse! (And we see that today!) My transition from left to right was based on facts, evidence, common sense, reality, etc. and how people and government function within those realities. There’s no going back for me. My politics and beliefs today are guided by facts, evidence and common sense. They are not guided by reckless emotion as they once were. I call out both sides for nonsense when the facts don’t match the rhetoric. Sadly, left of center wouldn’t know a truth if it came in a flashing marquee sign lol I should know, I was once one of these fools. Facts matter and the world would be much better off of people would accept them, no matter how painful they are.

[@FMD-FullMetalDragon]

I really like how you called it a Trojan Horse. That is a genius realization.

[@axelacex3587]

It really is.. A truth bomb for sure

[@matthewcaldwell8100]

It's literally one of the oldest cliches about Marxism.

[@MrTTnTT]

@@matthewcaldwell8100 Cliché because it is true as far as most people involved should be concerned. As is "Social Justice", that term most people willingly adopt to avoid specifying what they think is good. They let others specify it for them, and lead the way. But probably not to where the followers wanted to go. With Marxism it is true because it takes a very particular kind of naivety to surround yourself with vengeful and hateful people in service of your vision without any of them taking over. Or to think that you are all that different from them to join forces with them.

[@matthewcaldwell8100]

@@MrTTnTT I don't think you know the first thing about Marxism, its historical developments, its claims, or its current state.

[@MrTTnTT]

@@matthewcaldwell8100 I don't need to prove it to you anyway (though if you can find me on twitter or quora you will find plenty that touches on it). But that is the cliché response to critics, too. :)

[@norahe1953]

I’m kinda in the last round of “escaping wokeness”. My closest black friends got really comfortable saying really racist things to me because in their eyes, reverse racism isn’t real. I couldn’t get down with that because their comments would hurt my feelings. And it wasn’t even “if I said that about black people....”. But rather, If my friend told me some comments I made bothered them, I wouldn’t continue making those comments to my friend. Am I a white person first or am I your friend first? And I guess to some of my friends, I was white before I was human. And to me, that mentality was just really toxic for my mental

[@ms.anonymousinformer242]

You are literally virtue signaling with a slave muzzle though. You don't look very knowlegeable to anything wearing that satanic crap over a non existent thing made from LIES on top lies on top lies.

[@norahe1953]

@@ms.anonymousinformer242 tf are you even talking about? I’m not virtue signaling anything and I’m not sure what this could even be virtue signaling. I’m commenting my experience on the topic discussed in the video at hand. Relax

[@IMJipps]

@@norahe1953 He's talking about the mask you're wearing in your pf

[@norahe1953]

@@IMJipps ............................ lol. My eyes pop when I wear a mask. I wouldn’t call it a political statement. Regardless, it’s bit weird to lash out at someone over wearing a mask... particularly at a time where everyone was legally mandated to wear a mask before leaving the house. Lol I’m sorry but y’all need to re-watch this video and listen to what she’s saying because this is exactly what she’s taking about. It’s not good for your mental to think like this.

[@IMJipps]

@@norahe1953 Personally not a big fan of mouth masks, but I have always worn one when mandatory. I agree it's not a political thing, I was simply explaining what he was talking about.

[@17cmmittlererminenwerfer81]

Wokeness is a factory of hatred and paranoia.

[@brookesledge7406]

Thankyou for your honesty on the exhaustion from the burden of paranoia that being woke brings. Refreshing to see someone who saw through the lies, who realizes that kind of thinking isn’t sustainable. You used truth repetitiously to counter the toxic thought life you had until it became your new default thinking and it set you free. As a Christian, that’s why reading and meditating on God’s truth to yourself is so important, it’s sets you free from ideas and things that keep you in a cycle of bondage and heartache. Thankyou again for being brave enough to share with love and reasoning, inspires me to do the same:)

[@MargoMartin1]

For as long as I can remember, I've had an immensely warm loving heart for ALL people, but I had to learn that not ALL people are the same as me. If I was given a penny for every time I offered a smile and a hello and was ignored, given a hateful look, or a flat out blank stare, I'd be a Trillionair! It's not a skin color (race) issue, it's a inner-being issue. Never judge and engine by its paint job!!!!! Thanks for posting this. You're a very beautiful person inside and out! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

I relate completely. I'm the same, only I'm a guy.

[@crownchrist]

We never know what someone is faced with at any given moment ;

[@heidiooohs]

Amen

[@africkinamerican]

The people you encountered were bigoted people. I have to say, I rarely if ever encounter such behavior from white people.

[@fatmoogle4560]

I've had plenty of white people not smile back at me (I'm white). I will say hello and have someone give me a dirty look and not reply. I really don't think it has to do with bigoted people. I think that's an issue with the individual. I also think it is largely dependent on where you live. I live in CA. As an example my grandmother came to visit once. She lives in Colorado and she decided to go on a walk. She came back so depressed. More than half the people she said hi to on her walk, ignored her or gave her a dirty look. She'd never experienced that before. I think people have the impression that it's the same everywhere and it just isn't. It very well COULD be bigotry in some areas too... some areas are known for being racist, but the bottom line is you never really know.

[@amandat1602]

This was very eye-opening! I have noticed that these really "woke" people seem to be very unhappy, angry and anxious. It totally makes sense why now that you have explained your experiences- that would be so exhausting!!

[@Nadia-nt8gb]

Yes, they really are, just as I was.

[@Smallwood-u9n]

@@Nadia-nt8gb how you stop that

[@paincoach7500]

I think this is so good- so thoughtful and articulate! - My story is this: I’m a white female, healthcare provider- who’s worked for the past 5 years as a minority in my workplaces. I’ve learned something this year at my current practice in LA: the bully’s are usually bully’s to everyone. No matter the color. One time I walked into a room and a black patient was so abrasive to me she made me cry- I had to walk out. I prayed to Jesus and walked back in- and praise God He turned it around. She was laughing by the end of the visit. So honestly I was still tempted to think she was racist against me because of my skin color. But later my Nigerian co-worker told me how awful she was to him…and I realized so many others had bad experiences w this lady. Then my other Nigerian boss told her she was a bully and if she doesn’t stop intimidating the staff, he wouldn’t be her doctor anymore. - I have seen situations like this more often….the bully’s are usually just bully’s to all - and the nice ones are nice to all….no matter color or ethnicity!

[@ShamanKirkland]

Great point! I've experienced more hatred from "anti racists" that prey on everyone who doesn't think like them, than from the old folks I grew up with that those people would call racist.

[@lux_atl]

You’re beautiful. Thank you for this thoughtful video. My final straw was when yet another friend, this time a best friend with whom I had experienced many real-life monumental events over a decade, broke up with me and flamed me publicly bc she didn’t like my IG stories and I “wasn’t speaking out” about some shit that had nothing to do with me at all. Whole entire real friendship over because I’m not posting the right thing on a fckn app??? Later. ✌️

[@Superduper666]

I was singing “Zip-a-dee-doo-dah” one day because it’s a happy little song. A black lady told me I was being racist singing that song. I had no idea why she’d say that. I was just singing a happy little song. I had to look up why it was racist because she told me I knew why and was playing stupid. I’ve never seen the movie “Song of the South”, I just know the song. I still sing the song but I’m hyperaware if a black person is around if I sing it and that annoys me. It’s a happy little song and I’m singing it when I want to. If a person is that sensitive then they need a psychiatrist. Seeing every little thing as racist has got to be a psychiatric disorder.

[@nparksntx]

I knew the song growing up (90s) but didn’t know the movie till later. My parents had told me it was a banned movie & someone gave them a bootleg copy on vhs. I wouldn’t see it as a racist but I could see how it could be. It comes across as a stereotype but the truth is it’s not it’s somewhat historically accurate since it’s based off an old book.

[@arugulaempire4828]

Just sing, sing and SING! And keep on singing and singing and singing all your life!!!

[@tarjan68]

​@A dudes thoughts I thought the film was called racist because the black people in it seemed to be content to live on the plantation. Many also think the story took place in times of slavery, but actually it took place during the restoration, after the abolition of slavery. For me, the heart of the story is the friendship between an old wise black storyteller and a lonely white kid. I don't think that's racist, on the contrary. But maybe I don't understand the sensitivity of this subject, since I'm a European. Still I think: if you keep a film hidden from the public people imagine all kind of things about it like "oh that must be a very terrible racists and offensive movie" while in actual fact it's hardly that bad. I hope one day Disney will re-release SOTS again, but certainly not in these days and age when even the classic 'Lady and the tramp' gets a trigger warning on Disney+ for offensive material.

[@Dave-cf4vd]

@@tarjan68 People don't seem to understand there were transitional moments that may not be appropriate now - but in their day they were the glue that got society to evolve. For instance an Indian mascot for a restaurant... today that is seen as racist. But back then it was "progressive", and some kid out there saw people who look like him get represented. Song of the South might fall into this - a wise black storyteller enlightening a white kid? How can that be a bad thing?? And it is a real shame that movie is now banned... some of the best and most memorable Disney music and moments are in that film.

[@tarjan68]

@@Dave-cf4vd In this ‘woke’ times, people who call themselves ‘antiracist’ claim that if you are white you are inherently racist, even if only ‘unconcious’ and even that only white people can be racist! My bullshit detector lashes out as wall as my racism detector! It doesn ‘t help that big conpanies, big tech and msm adopt these thought to a great extent in and outside the USA. I regret to say it has taken roots in The Netherlands as well. I can give a lot of examples, but one is that several newspers and media deemed it necessary to ‘educate’ their white readers on their ‘white privilige’ If there is one thing I don’t need it’s newsmedia telling me to ‘educate myself’ and ‘look in the mirror’ because of my skin color! Maybe they should look in the mirror themselves and see what kind of morons they have become!

[@alexandramartin3329]

I was pretty deep in the cult myself up until about 10 months ago. After Floyd died, I fell in deep, after years of being a liberal (or so I thought). Karlyn Borysenko pulled me out, thankfully. As I researched, I realized I much more libertarian than liberal. And I found that woke-mess really is a cult. Your voice is exponentially important in this fight. I cannot thank you enough.

[@elouise5593]

@Alpha Omega Yep, I knew that about Libertarianism more than a couple decades ago, when I read their philosophy. Better to be an Independent.

[@natashka1982]

I'm a Libertarian/Republican, I just choose the people who are the most rational.

[@TheScoundrelsCantina]

I guess that is the point of wokeness, evil and malevolence in the guise of virtue which uses peoples good intentions and a divine spark in all of us known as our conscience to make us do evil. Glad you are out of it, God bless you!

[@helenhighwater5313]

That's the best description of the lie that I've read so far.

[@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858]

_Plato in the Republic says that if somebody wants to be TRULY unjust, that is to say, evil, the most superior way to do this, is to APPEAR to be just and good -- and then under that guise, wreck as much havoc as possible_

[@helenhighwater5313]

@Vick Murray When they are faced with the unvarnished truth, they experience such a level of cognitive dissonance they cannot admit the truth and will cling to a lie as long as it supports their agenda.

[@hectornonayurbusiness2631]

Great explanation!

[@1flash3571]

It is basically DEVIL tempting you in the guise of goodness.