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The Promise (and Peril) of Anti-Wokeness
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The Promise (and Peril) of Anti-Wokeness

Is it possible to resist the urge to be outraged by ridiculous things?

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Shadi Hamid
May 19, 2023
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So I have a perpetual fear, and it’s one I have to constantly guard against. Or I think I do.

One of the reasons I wanted to stop reading the news was because I was worried that the more I heard about hyper-wokeness, the more agitated I would become. I was right.

How to Break Up With The News

How to Break Up With The News

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March 25, 2023
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I don’t want to be defined by anti-wokeness ( as compelling as it may be), which is one of the reasons I’ll reserve my right to write about it behind a paywall on my personal Substack.

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