What Liberals DON'T Stand For — Chapter 6 of The Liberal Backbone

Liberals and the woke left see many of the same problems in society, from structural oppression to alienation. And yet the ideology of the woke left is incompatible with liberalism. For liberals, it starts with the very idea of wokeness, as an awakening from illusions, or false consciousness. The goal is supposed to be liberation. But it can look more like tyranny. It boils down to this: If I'm woke and you're not, I see everything more clearly than you do. I have escaped from the prison of oppressive illusions in which you are still trapped. That means that if you disagree with me, I may decide your opinions are simply wrong, or oppressive. I may try to educate you, but if that fails, I may have to cancel you. And I can do that in the sincere belief that I'm pursuing liberation, yours and everyone else's. My intentions may be entirely benevolent. But the logic is tyrannical. Find the full text of this episode at DastardlyCleverness.com and on Substack (where I'm @SpencerCritchley). — Spencer

You can listen to What Liberals DON'T Stand For — Chapter 6 of The Liberal Backbone online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

What Liberals DON'T Stand For — Chapter 6 of The Liberal Backbone is an episode from Dastardly Cleverness in the Service of Good by Boots Road Group LLC.

This episode is 11:11 long.

This episode was published on Jan 15, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Dastardly Cleverness in the Service of Good when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.