Unwoke Roundup Week 41 October 7 - 15
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Movie night in the Supporter Discord tonight (Sunday) at 8pm eastern. Tonight, we’re watching Beetlejuice.
Writers group on Thursday evening starting at 6pm eastern in the Supporter Discord for creatives.
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Here’s what I covered for you this week:
It’s definitely been a light week this week because I’ve been focused on what is going on in Israel and Palestine to figure out how this will impact us. I’m not taking a side on the issue apart from being anti-genocide when it comes to both the Jews and the Palestinians. I know this will frustrate many.
But the benefit of times like this is that it shows us who we can trust and who is an authoritarian just waiting to rule us.
Remember, woke comes from both the right and the left. If someone is calling you a horrible name because you disagree with them when you’re not being hateful, that is woke.
Rule #1 for the actively unwoke has always been Know Your Values.
We don’t react based on what the left says or does. We lead with our values first. Sometimes, that might lead us to unexpected places, but at least it’s not reactionary.
This week, we’ll resume our regularly scheduled programming for the most part. Or, at least, that’s my plan for the moment.
In the meantime, I love you all no matter which position you take, and thank you for the support.
REMINDER! If you haven’t yet accessed the How To Speak Socialist live webinar, you can access the recording on demand for free here. Please share this resource with anyone who would be interested in it!
The woke knitters strike again! But I struck back. Find the resources you need to counter their cancel campaign and knit the banned shawl of 2023.
Why do so many people fall victim to cancel culture? Why do their tactics work? I explain in the latest article in The Woke Mind series.
We learned what socialists believe about decolonization:
Got a different perspective on the conflict from an anti-war expert:
And for Socialism Saturday, learned Karl Marx’s take on The Jewish Question:
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This week, we have the following perks:
Movie night in the supporter discord tonight (Sunday) at 8pm eastern. Tonight we’re watching Beetlejuice.
Writers group on Thursday evening, also in the Supporter Discord.
Two supporter zoom calls on Monday evening and Wednesday afternoon.
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