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Post-woke America? Think again

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Post-woke America? Think again

TL;DR

  • Donald Trump's 2024 electoral victory was seen by some as a decisive move away from "wokeness."
  • The "woke" era was characterized as a "joyless, pseudo-religious fervor" imposed by leftist elites.
  • A Trump campaign ad featuring Kamala Harris and taxpayer-funded sex-change operations for prisoners was considered effective.
  • Voters' rejection of Harris and the themes in the ad suggested a departure from a perceived "unpleasant era."