Sunday, June 20, 2021

Woke Tide Ebbing

There is some evidence the "woke" wave has crested and a backlash against it and "critical race theory" has begun. Don't take my word for it, search "woke is over" or "challenging critical race theory" on the web. At the New York Post columnist Glenn Reynolds tackles this same issue, and cites several very public examples. 

Some of the far-left district attorneys elected with Soros money - who won't prosecute criminals - have come under fire. Try searching "district attorneys under attack" for examples in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Philadelphia.

As is usual, Democrats have taken a minor 'molehill' of genuine societal abuses and created a 'mountain' of overreaction thereto. It is both their standard operating procedure and their Achilles' heel. 

Democrat excesses aggravate the very voters Republicans count on in the ongoing culture war between the parties. "Tough on crime" is a theme that works for the GOP. The trend lines seem to be bending in our populist direction.