The Woke Industry, Two Views

A new ideology has emerged from the progressive Left in America. Often described as anti-racism or “wokeness,” this ideology proposes that structural racism is at the heart of America’s inequities, the only truly fundamental American characteristic and its most important one. This view is proliferating across American institutions, from academia to journalism to corporations and even banks. New woke industries are emerging in force, like the “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programs that are rewriting the rules for American media, academia and politics. People are being ganged up on and fired for falling afoul of the new orthodoxy. And the scope of what counts of racism is ever-expanding, now including everything from opposing defunding the police to Zionism.

Where did this ideology come from? And where is it headed? What should we make of it as Jews? What does it mean for the U.S.-Israel relationship? Join us for a debate about the subject of Wokeness with two journalists.

Source: https://spme.org/activities/the-woke-industry-two-views/26892/