{"id":18126,"date":"2021-06-23T15:14:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T22:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=18126"},"modified":"2021-06-23T15:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T22:14:29","slug":"the-woke-mob-in-action-a-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2021\/06\/23\/the-woke-mob-in-action-a-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"The Woke Mob In Action: A Case Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sometimes it seems that wokeness suddenly comes from nowhere, and a once sensible company or organization goes completely cuckoo for social justice. But there are <a href=\"https:\/\/threadreaderapp.com\/thread\/1386739669866455043.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warning signs<\/a>, as this <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/J7CHv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testimonial attests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jt7eCk-zNNU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The story can also be read below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve wondered if it\u2019s worth sharing \u201cmy story.\u201d I\u2019m a pretty private person so it feels weird to share. But I think it\u2019s worth it bc we all need encouragement that ordinary ppl can do something about what\u2019s happening to our country. So, why do I talk about Woke stuff?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\uddf5<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386739669866455043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Woke Mob: my survival story<\/p>\n<p>My husband and I co-founded a justice-oriented non-profit org 11 years ago. At the time, we knew nothing about Critical Social Justice or Critical Theory. Our motivation was to address disparities in mental health care. 1\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386739891896143872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019d learned that lay people (ppl without clinical training) made up the majority of trauma care providers around the world working with vulnerable populations (refugees, human trafficking survivors, etc). We wanted to help equip those lay people with good resources. 2\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386740063707430912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We hired clinically trained mental health professionals to develop our curriculum, oversee MEL, and run the international training program. Everything went great for about 7 years. We got accolades from all the right people in academia and partnered with orgs in 50+ countries. 3\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386740260839641091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Then a few years ago we noticed a tone shift among our program staff. They became hyper-critical of *everything.* As Executive Director, my husband felt he was always on trial. Every word and action was scrutinized. We couldn\u2019t figure out where this was coming from. 4\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386740425474527232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We noticed shared rhetoric among the staff. Terms we heard often:<br \/>\u201csystems of power and oppression\u201d<br \/>\u201chegemony\u201d<br \/>\u201cmarginalized identities\u201d<br \/>\u201cintersections\u201d<br \/>\u201ccentering\u201d<br \/>\u201cdeconstruct\u201d<br \/>\u201cknowledges\u201d<br \/>\u201cnormativity\u201d<br \/>Didn\u2019t understand the ideology behind it, started doing some reading. 5\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386740587194327041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Then the open letters started. The letters always went to everyone in the org (from the graphic designer to the governing board), they always asserted vaguely that the organization was \u201ccausing harm,\u201d and they always ended with demands. We were alarmed and confused. 6\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386740795420512256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We began having all-org sessions trying to discern what was happening and what was needed. It was quickly apparent there were no specific actions or incidents that could be deemed harmful. The accusations were always vague and abstract, about \u201cidentities\u201d, \u201csystems,\u201d etc. 7\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386740920809234435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"  align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What also became apparent quickly was they didn\u2019t want to resolve any real harm. They wanted control of the organization. They stated explicitly my husband was incapable of running an org that addresses trauma (an org he founded!) bc he\u2019s straight, white, male, and Christian. 8\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386741077676232704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That\u2019s when I learned to fight. I\u2019d been doing my homework for a while. Thanks to people like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeilShenvi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NeilShenvi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConceptualJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ConceptualJames<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wokal_distance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wokal_distance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WokeTemple?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WokeTemple<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/D_B_Harrison?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@D_B_Harrison<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realchrisrufo<\/a>, I knew what we were facing. It was an attempted woke subversion of the organization. 9\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386741320715149313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I wrote organizational position papers on how Critical Social Justice compromised our work by being in direct conflict with a number of our organizational commitments, namely, being evidence-based, valuing the individual, cultural humility, and allowing for true diversity. 10\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386741452818944001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Maybe I shouldn\u2019t be proud of it, but I also learned to use their woke rules against them. When a staff member said I couldn\u2019t speak to a topic bc I\u2019m straight, I told her it was wrong of her to assume about my sexuality just bc I\u2019m married to a man. She immediately groveled. 11\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386741632779706376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After some months, when it was clear to them we wouldn\u2019t budge, the ones making demands left \u201con moral grounds,\u201d accusing us of every phobia and calling the org \u201cwhite supremacist.\u201d We\u2019ve always partnered with ppl of every ethnicity, creed and identity, so this is laughable. 12\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386741761691684865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Having survived an attempted power grab and character assassination by a woke mob, I\u2019ll say it\u2019s painful to be mistreated by ppl you trusted. But if you care more about maintaining your integrity than what people think or say about you, you\u2019ll emerge with your dignity intact. 13\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386741910933446656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t apologize for vague accusations of \u201charm.\u201d It\u2019s not a fair fight. They don\u2019t want dialogue. Expose their inconsistencies &#8211; show how their demands won\u2019t achieve what they claim to care about (helping the poor, etc). It\u2019ll require some reading and a lot of courage. 14\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386742047642587139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you don\u2019t fight this nonsense now, wherever it\u2019s showing up in your community, there\u2019ll be nothing good, true, or beautiful to defend soon. We will be ruled by lies and power while being told we\u2019re progressing toward truth and justice. 15\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386742533678505984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Open war is upon us, there is no \u201csafe\u201d any more. Choose which kind of \u201cunsafe\u201d you want. Fighting lies is always preferable to being ruled by them. I believe they can be defeated. I believe the truth will prevail. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading my story, I\u2019d love to hear yours. 16\/16<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386742869717704706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seerutkchawla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@seerutkchawla<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ooana?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ooana<\/a> I appreciate both of your efforts in exposing woke lies. Thank you for encouraging me daily with your perspective!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace, culture war refugee (@graceisforyou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graceisforyou\/status\/1386746832877854723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mob-Rules.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mob-Rules.jpg 478w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mob-Rules-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"The Woke Mob In Action: A Case Study\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Sometimes it seems that wokeness suddenly comes from nowhere, and a once sensible company or organization goes completely cuckoo for social justice.  But there are warning signs, as this testimonial attests.\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Mob-Rules.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sometimes it seems that wokeness suddenly comes from nowhere, and a once sensible company or organization goes completely cuckoo for social justice. But there are warning signs, as this testimonial attests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[19,48],"class_list":["post-18126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-progressives","tag-communism","tag-social-justice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18126"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18129,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18126\/revisions\/18129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}