How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to everyday life?

Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by Dracophoenix on Saturday September 04, 2021 @02:57PM (#28418009)

Then you're using a convoluted definition of "coercion"

How are you defining coercion or assessing its presence in a given agreement? Ignorance? Being in want? Genetic differences?

When, in your view, are people not coerced?

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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by cloudfifty on Saturday September 04, 2021 @04:44PM (#28418970)

I'll give you examples:

Weren't the 19th century coal miners coerced by economic necessity to accept life threateningly bad working conditions?

Weren't the parents of the child laborers coerced by economic necessity?

How is this in any way shape or form even hard to understand and admit to?

> When, in your view, are people not coerced?

When one's general well being and access to necessities are not dependent on accepting the terms of the agreement.

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