Is Cruelty The Answer To Excess Wokeness?

Fundamentally, wokeness is a good thing. However, like all good things you can have too much. Excesses can create a new set of problems. It seems, unfortunately, that cruelty has become the overwhelming response to the excesses of wokeness. I discuss what wokeness is, how it became excessive and give examples of how anti-wokeness has become cruel. I draw on an episode of the original Star Trek series to explore a path forward. Article - Massachusetts teen arrested by ICEhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/massachusetts-student-arrested-by-ice-on-his-way-to-volleyball-practice-has-been-released Article - USNS Harvey Milk renaminghttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/massachusetts-student-arrested-by-ice-on-his-way-to-volleyball-practice-has-been-releasedArticle - Trans athletes in NCAAhttps://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/education-ncaa-transgender-athletes-records-reversal-rcna191742Article - Nichelle Nichols and MLK Jr.https://www.startrek.com/en-un/news/nichelle-nichols-remembers-dr-kingArticle - Star Trek “The Enemy Within”https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Enemy_Within_(episode)Video - “The Enemy Within” trailerhttps://youtu.be/_AYsdW1RbWw?si=56EzCFxVvPfbrNDyVideo - California’s Governor Newsome speaks in response to Trump takeoverhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXQQNUeb4SwVideo - Leonard Nimoy tells the story of the Vulcan salute that goes with the phrase “live long and prosper”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyiWkWcR86I Get full access to Michael Scott - Thinking Out Loud at mslipkin.substack.com/subscribe