The Ascendant Right and Wokeness
Wokeness is, of course, simply ‘radical leftism’ with its roots in African-American liberation theology and Marxist critical theory. It is not possible to apply the label woke to anything that is not radically left.
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Announcing his new policy on Sunday, party leader Winston Peters said voting “should be a privilege of those who have sworn allegiance to New Zealand, and who have made the commitment to make New Zealand their home and their future”.
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Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: