“Peak Woke” – Page 34

The New Gatekeepers

How the major institutions of American society all came to sing in the woke chorus, and what can be done about it

On or around December 1910, human character changed,” wrote Virginia Woolf. Between 2010 and 2012, American culture changed. Within a few years, what had been obscure concepts in politicized university departments like gender studies and ethnic studies became orthodoxy not only in the academy, media, and the nonprofit sector, but also in the boardrooms of national and global corporations, banks, and in professional associations like the American Bar and Medical associations.

by Blazingcatfur•October 27, 2022October 26, 2022•0•"Peak Woke"

Matthew Lau: Ottawa’s woke plan for washroom equity

Government absurdities are like dandelions in the summer. They are everywhere and there are so many to choose from. But while dandelions are generally uniform, some government policies are so preposterous they stand out from all the rest. The Liberal government in Ottawa has just served up a splendid example. “A lack of access to menstrual products in men’s toilet rooms,” it says, “has raised concerns regarding washroom equity.” Thus the need for a regulatory proposal — stretching over 10,000 words and sponsored by no fewer than four government departments (Employment and Social Development, Indigenous Services, Natural Resources, and Transport) — to improve hygiene and accommodate trans-gender individuals in federally regulated workplaces.

by Blazingcatfur•October 26, 2022October 26, 2022•0•"Peak Woke", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Justin Trudeau - Pissant

Military recruiting issues may be ‘more serious’ than senior ranks letting on: Hillier

As the Canadian Armed Forces grapples with how to boost recruitment amid growing global dangers, a former chief of the defence staff is warning that the situation might be even worse than the top brass are letting on.

Current Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre has warned in recent weeks that, due to recruitment issues, Canada does not have the military “that we need” to tackle future threats — and that readiness within the CAF is “going down.”

Anand’s PR people must have dictated this article. It never mentions the CAF is now “Uber woke” and instead blames everything and anything including of course “right wing extremists” for the shortfall.

Never mentioned but reported elsewhere is that young white males, formerly the armed forces primary source of recruits, have ceased to sign up.

There’s nothing appealing about being sent to Club Ed for mispronouning a bitchy “superior” officer who’s complaining of PMS even though they have a penis said young white males everywhere.

by Blazingcatfur•October 23, 2022October 23, 2022•0•"Peak Woke", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Militaria

The FBI Agents Association rewarded agents who took a knee in front of BLM, proving the rot isn’t just at the top

The FBI Agents Association bills itself as “dedicated to advancing and safeguarding the careers, economic interests, conditions of employment and welfare of FBI agents and retired FBI agents.” Founded in 1981, the nonprofit boasts 14,000 members — including 90% of the current agent workforce — and once enjoyed almost universal appeal and respect among them. Once.

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2022October 21, 2022•0•"Peak Woke", #BlackLivesMatter, FBI, WTF?

Sweden ditches ‘feminist foreign policy’ … Justin Trudeau Hardest Hit

Sweden’s new foreign minister has ditched its pioneering “feminist foreign policy”, saying the label has become more important than its content.

But Tobias Billstrom said “we will always stand for gender equality”.

The previous left-wing government launched the policy in 2014, becoming the first in the world to put gender equality at the heart of its dealings with other nations.

The self-labelled “feminist government” had ruffled feathers globally.

by Blazingcatfur•October 19, 2022October 19, 2022•0•"Peak F*cked Up", "Peak Virtue Signalling", "Peak Woke", Sweden

Freeland apologizes for saying Africans must be ‘prepared to die for their democracy’ … makes pathetic ass of herself doing so

“If a white western person has offended someone, the first answer is to say, ‘I really didn’t mean to offend you.’”

Her initial comment was fine, her patronizing “apology” was racist.

There’s no bullshit quite like White Liberal Woman Bullshit.

by Blazingcatfur•October 18, 2022October 18, 2022•0•"Peak Virtue Signalling", "Peak Woke", "White Guilt"

Poll: 64 Percent of Americans Blame ‘Woke Politicians’ for Crime Spike

The fact that a majority of Democrats aren’t just ceding that “wokeness” is a problem in the abstract, but that it’s directly responsible for one of the defining issues of the 2022 election — crime and public safety — is bad news for the Left.

by Blazingcatfur•October 18, 2022October 17, 2022•0•"Peak Woke"

To understand the woke, you have to understand The Culture of Narcissism

The nature of the Left in 2022 is rooted more in psychology than political science. Specifically, liberalism is suffering from narcissism.

To understand how, it’s essential to grasp the true meaning of narcissism. In its clinical definition, narcissism is not self-love — it’s the opposite. The narcissist isn’t full of ego. Rather, he has no real sense of self. Where the self would be is emptiness, which results in a mad effort to fill the psyche with meaning. Lacking a stable and confident sense of identity, the narcissist hunts for meaning in therapy, self-help, sex, or radical politics. None of these can give meaning to empty lives.

by Blazingcatfur•October 16, 2022October 15, 2022•0•"Peak Woke"

Defence chief calls on Canadians to rally behind military during personnel crisis

The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces is calling on the country to rally behind its military as it faces an unprecedented personnel crisis that he says is threatening its ability to protect and defend Canada.

“We’re here to defend our way of life, now and into the future,” Gen. Wayne Eyre, chief of the defence staff, said.

“So we need a whole-of-society effort to help us bring the Armed Forces back to where it needs to be for the dangerous world ahead.”

“Woke” is not our way of life.

by Blazingcatfur•October 15, 2022October 15, 2022•0•"Peak Woke", Canada, WTF?

French city accused of ‘idiotic wokeism’ for limiting sale of crucifixes at famed Christmas market

There are 350 products facing restrictions at the popular market, including crucifixes which must be referred to as ‘JC crosses’

Strasbourg’s Greens have been accused of mounting an “idiotic wokeist” bid to airbrush Jesus out of its famed 500-year old Christmas market by limiting the sale of crucifixes and insisting they be called “JC crosses”.

The “dogmatic” restrictions have been imposed by a “special selection committee” from the Town Hall created to maintain the “authenticity” of the market dubbed France’s Christmas capital, which attracts 2 million visitors per year.

by Blazingcatfur•October 13, 2022October 13, 2022•0•"Peak Woke", WTF?

Jesse Kline: Armed Forces admit there’s no one left to use its rusted out gear

Hateful white males pushed their transvestite officers out of the photo

In case anyone hadn’t noticed, our military is in crisis. For years, we’ve heard stories about how Ottawa’s chronic neglect of the Canadian Armed Forces has left it with outdated hardware — sidearms that belong in a history museum, Cold War-era fighter jets, second-hand subs that even the most unscrupulous of used car salesmen wouldn’t try to hock — but a recruitment deficit exacerbated by the pandemic and a series of sexual assault scandals has exposed an even bigger problem: even if we had state-of-the-art equipment, there’s no one there to use it.

Canada is not the First Post-National state as Trudeau once claimed rather Canada is the First Fifth Columnist State – a low trust society destroyed by multiculturalism and identity politics.

White males, previously the armed forces largest recruitment pool, no longer volunteer at the rate seen in previous years. Small wonder, no one is going to sign up for a woke army that takes its marching orders from a hateful Liberal government that despises them as racists, denigrates their heritage and brazenly discriminates against them.

Good luck with the lesbian trannies Bananada.

by Blazingcatfur•October 11, 2022October 11, 2022•0•"Peak Woke", Canada, Militaria

Orchestra that refused to play national anthem accused of ‘woke nonsense’

Chi-chi Nwanoku – guilty of cultural appropriation of classical music, survives on tax payer money

The Chineke! Orchestra did not play God Save the King at a performance in Switzerland during the period of mourning for the Queen, at the direction of its founder and artistic director Chi-chi Nwanoku.

In an email seen by the Mail on Sunday Ms Nwanoku, 66, wrote “The Chineke! Orchestra is full of musicians who are not from the UK and many who are the direct result of their ancestors being enslaved. We will not be playing the National Anthem in Lucerne.”

It has previously played at the Proms and has received hundreds of thousands of pounds in funding from Arts Council England.

by Blazingcatfur•October 10, 2022October 10, 2022•0•"Peak Woke"

OFFS, Just Stop It.

Mi’kmaw astonomer says we should acknowledge we live under Indigenous skies

As we mark Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we can consider how science as an institution has the same duty to participate in reconciliation as the rest of society does.

For science, reconciliation can mean, among others things, acknowledging the history of racism and exploitation of Indigenous people and their lands that science perpetuated. But another important part is understanding and incorporating Indigenous perspectives in research.

h/t DM

by Blazingcatfur•October 9, 2022October 9, 2022•0•"Peak Woke", Aboriginal Issues, Canada, WTF?

The Army of the Woke

The Army fell approximately 15,000 (25%) people short of meeting its recruiting goals this year, and some Pentagon officials focused on the tight job market as the culprit. Though access to civilian jobs and higher pay is a factor, the truth is broader and ignored at our peril. Rather than confront the reality of what is occurring in the military and the consequences of these actions, these same officials have decided to make blaming anything but the truth an Olympic-level sport and our nation’s readiness to defeat our adversaries is running in last place.

by Blazingcatfur•October 7, 2022October 7, 2022•0•"Peak Woke"