“ <em>Woke 1</em> Was Crazy,” She Said. And Then She Laughed a Lot.
The column calls for contrition and restitution for people it says were harmed by ideological policing, citing resignations, suspensions and academic penalties.
- Progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said this month that "Woke 1.0 was crazy," sparking debate over accountability for ideological movements that swept the left in recent years.
- Wokeness functioned as a system of enforced ideological conformity, policed by social bullying and institutional coercion that damaged reputations and ended careers. It emerged at the start of this decade.
- Career casualties included Stan Wischnowski resigning from The Philadelphia Inquirer and James Bennet forced from The New York Times. Ilya Shapiro endured a 122-day university inquest; roughly 20 imprints rejected a white author's novel.
- Critics demand Restitution through honest contrition and public apologies to address damage caused. Observers note Ocasio-Cortez's past rhetoric—including calls for "prison abolition" and use of "menstruating person"—complicates her recent criticism.
- Columnist Bret Stephens argues that dismissing accountability concerns as "whataboutism" sidesteps the obligation to reject illiberalism from both MAGA and the left. He warns this moral certitude remains unfit for free society.
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The condemnation of Ocasio-Cortez is only the last step of a political review in the Dem American area. The debate now is on how to reduce ideological excesses without betraying the identity issue of rights
Sydney Morning Herald
Yes, Woke 1.0 was crazy. Everyone involved should apologise
Wokeness was a system of enforced ideological conformity, policed by social bullying and institutional coercion (or cravenness), which damaged and sometimes even ended reputations. Thank god it’s over.
Bret Stephens Should Get On His Knees And Apologize For Voting For ‘Woke 1’
New York Times content creator Bret Stephens, who once described himself as a “Biden conservative” and who voted for Kamala Harris, is calling on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to apologize for “Woke 1” while acting like he himself didn’t vote for it. Not so fast, sweaty. I asked Stephens in an email if he regretted his vote […]
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