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He is being intellectually dishonest in this video, using a strawman definition of "wokeness," misrepresenting Marxism and liberalism (and most of the philosophers he mentions, to be honest), and twisting it all to fit a faux-academic narrative to appeal to those who fear diversity and critical examination. No matter how softly one speaks, if one speaks biased untruths, one is being unbalanced and irrational.

Here is what I wrote on the "wokeness" thing: https://aninjusticemag.com/whats-the-problem-with-wokeness-4be65de24a79

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Douglas Giles, PhD
Douglas Giles, PhD

Written by Douglas Giles, PhD

Philosopher by trade & temperament, professor for 21 years, bringing philosophy out of its ivory tower and into everyday life. https://dgilesauthor.com/

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