Understanding Wokeness: Its Arenas of Operations, Principles and Internal Contradictions


What Is Wokeness?


1. The Family

Principles of Wokeness in the Family:

Critique of Capitalism:

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Counter-Critique:

  • Cultural Disintegration: Deconstructing the family has real-world consequences—rising fatherlessness, skyrocketing mental health issues in youth, and declining birth rates that threaten national sustainability.
  • Ideological Confusion: Teaching children that their gender is a choice and that their parents may be oppressors injects psychological instability into the very institution meant to provide security.
  • Economic Dependency: By attacking the family’s self-sufficiency, wokeness increases dependency on the state. Ironically, this creates more centralization of power rather than the liberation it promises.
  • Suppression of Religious Liberty: Parents who object to gender ideology in schools, or refuse to affirm a child’s “transition,” increasingly face state interference—contradicting the principles of pluralism and parental rights.
  • Moral Contradiction: While wokeness promotes “chosen families,” it simultaneously undermines the foundational institution of sacrificial love and lifelong commitment. The family ceases to be about giving and becomes about getting.


2. Religion and Spirituality

Principles of Wokeness in Faith Communities:

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3. Human Sexuality

Principles of Wokeness in Human Sexuality:

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4. K–12 Education

Principles of Wokeness in Schools:

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5. Academia

Principles of Wokeness in Academia:

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6. The Economy

Principles of Wokeness in the Economic Arena:

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7. Media and Communication

Principles of Wokeness in Media and Communication:

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8. Corporate Culture and Human Resources

Principles of Wokeness in the Workplace:

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9. Entertainment and Popular Culture

Principles of Wokeness in Media and Arts:

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10. Government and Law

Principles of Wokeness in Public Policy:

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11. Technology and Social Media

Principles of Wokeness in Tech Platforms:

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12. Health and Medicine

Principles of Wokeness in Health and Medicine:

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13. Military and Defense

Principles of Wokeness in the Military:

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14. Arts and Culture

Principles of Wokeness in Arts and Culture:

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15. Science and Technology

Principles of Wokeness in Science and Technology:

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Conclusion

1 Hegemony in relation to wokeness refers to the cultural, intellectual, and institutional dominance of a progressive worldview that enforces conformity and delegitimizes dissent. It functions not just by winning arguments, but by controlling the language, shaping public morality, and coercing submission to its values.