GOP weaponizes woke as Democratic attack shield
Kathleen Parker argues the GOP has made woke its public enemy number one to blunt Democratic popularity. She notes McConnell Hawley Gianforte and Trump allies use woke as shorthand for liberal policy while Bush Romney Cheney face GOP backlash and possible extinction.
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Why can't we have nice things in a racist society
Leonard Pitts Jr. discusses Heather McGhee's The Sum of Us and argues America's barriers to sharing prosperity are rooted in racial exclusion. He notes how White racism harms both Black and White Americans, cites public pools and other amenities as examples, and calls for recognizing that racism harms national interests and economy. He praises White Americans who joined Black Lives Matter and urges a future where the nation abandons the racist status quo.
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CIA recruitment videos spark woke critique in Thomas column
Cal Thomas mocks a CIA recruitment video series that features diverse candidates and a cisgender millennial officer. He warns that woke ideology undermines traditions and cites political figures criticizing the effort as proof of an internal moral pandemic.
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