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Right-Wing Activism

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DeSantis, GOP are fighting against 'woke.' But what does that mean? After the stunning victory of reversing Roe-Vs-Wade, Right Wing Activists* are now going after how we think: blatantly shutting down any view of society and history that conflicts with theirs. DeSantis takes particular pride in actually shutting down or taking over educational institutions and curricula that teach "woke" stuff, such as how America really works from the viewpoint of people he doesn't like (or pretends not to like), such as LGTQ+, non-whites, Liberals and Democrats. The movement itself seems to have gathered steam as a backlash against the Black Lives Matter protests. What inspired me to write this is that "woke" now includes ESG Investing  or what most of us would call responsible investing. The US Congress is attempting to force pension funds not to take ESG considerations into account. Biden will veto the measure, but the point is that ESG is now "woke." and a...