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Thought-Terminating Clichés

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 6 Apr 23

New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 44 A powerful tool in the Woke Marxist toolbox is something called a “thought-terminating clichĂ©.” These are short, pithy statements, demands, or slogans that are designed to stifle thought in their targets as well as in those saying them. “Check your privilege!” is a good example. So is “Trans women are women!” or “Believe all women!” No doubt, you will have been on the receiving end of hundreds of examples of this kind of damaging non-speech over the last several years, and it’s helpful to have a name for it. Join host James Lindsay for this …

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New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 44 A powerful tool in the Woke Marxist toolbox is something called a “thought-terminating clichĂ©.” These are short, pithy statements, demands, or slogans that are designed to stifle thought in their targets as well as in those saying them. “Check your privilege!” is a good example. So is “Trans women are women!” or “Believe all women!” …

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Woke “All” Means Some

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 9 Feb 23

New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 36 In Woke Marxism, “all” means “some.” Not just any some, but a very specific some: the some that the Woke holds out as suffering from systemic oppression. You see, Woke Marxism maintains that society is contoured entirely by systemic power, and that creates an “unlevel playing field” that they have to “level” through redistribution schemes like equity and inclusion. When they say they want to devise an education system that benefits “all students,” then, for example, what they’re telling you is that because of systemic power dynamics, some kids don’t benefit under the current system, …

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New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 36 In Woke Marxism, “all” means “some.” Not just any some, but a very specific some: the some that the Woke holds out as suffering from systemic oppression. You see, Woke Marxism maintains that society is contoured entirely by systemic power, and that creates an “unlevel playing field” that they have to “level” through redistribution schemes …

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