The Rise of The Woke Right and The Roots of Evil Ideology

Woke culture has generally been characterised and identified by its emergence on the left over the past 50 years or so with the rise in prominence of third and fourth wave feminism, and all the gender and identity politics that has entailed. This is beginning to change, to some extent, and this appears to be because they have simply gone too far. Rational sceptics have, for good reason, spoken out more and more, but, more importantly, this has now manifested into something of an overcorrection, one that has led to the rebound of, on one branch, the rise of the MAGA movement and, on a related branch, that of the new woke right. The same underlying qualities of woke feminism, if you will (because that seems to be where it stems from), personified unto the right, generally in a somewhat conspiratorial sense against the establishment, and through the same lens of victimisation that has defined the trans movement. Wokism has been considered by most to be its own movement – and it is at some level – that is predominantly viewed through the flagship of DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion). Yet there is a deeper array of qualities that lie in the hull of these ships, and that is what we must uncover.

Before we go any further, let us first understand that these underlying qualities that we are set to examine may be considered as the roots of all dark ideology, something which we will soon see, and in particular concerning twentieth century communism and fascism. To begin our examination, it is best that we analyse the core tenet that lies at the core of these ideologies: the narrative of the oppressor and the oppressed. For the communists, it's the bourgeoisie (the owners) and the proletariat (the workers). For the fascists, it's the “natural” majority of the nation and the scapegoated minorities, often immigrants or anyone who is different from the established “perfect picture” of the nation. In all circumstances, it is a calling to the oppressed and victimised to rise up and topple the oppressed. What must be stressed here is the perception, albeit unwarranted, of victimisation. So, peering through a psychological lens, where does this false perception of victimisation arise? I would say that it stems from two places: narcissism and resentment. In regards to narcissism, I should be more precise. I do not refer to the typical view of narcissism, known as grandiose narcissism, in which one arrogantly views themselves as entitled to power and fame. Rather, I am referring to what is generally called vulnerable, or covert, narcissism. In other words, an over-obsession with one’s self that inflates their self-consciousness, and thus leads to insecurity and hypersensitivity to criticism. From here all sorts of horrible things emerge, most notably being a resentment for the world, something which often makes one very much inclined toward scapegoating and blaming. All in all, covert narcissists, or those with an inflated sense of self-consciousness, develop excessive feelings of anxiety and victimisation, which then leads to resentment, vulnerability to scapegoating, and typically a sort of learned helplessness.

So what happens next? Well, in many cases it turns out – unsurprisingly – that these sorts of people are the perfect recruits for the worst people you can find. Destructive and unempathetic psychopaths, power-driven machiavellians, and malignant or moral narcissists. Or, more generally, terrible people with no empathy, a perception of moral superiority, and a drive – or heavy inclination – toward power or destruction (power-inclined and destruction-inclined are two different sorts, but they go hand in hand very well). Exacerbate the false victimisation of the “victimised”, give them a scapegoat, reveal your “flawless” utopia, and recruit them to the cause.

Now you’ve started the movement, you make sure to move fast and, with a bit of manipulation, you can fill in all the gaps to recruit the majority. The less vulnerable will be the less radical, but the radical few is all that’s necessary to ignite the flame, and from there fire will run wild. A subtle reframing can very easily convince the somewhat sympathetic majority (it must be at a time where this is a majority, by the way), and then it doesn’t take much more for the ideology to evolve into a norm.

Depending on the circumstances, this may manifest as a revolution, or a slower sort of infiltration, but the effects are nevertheless of the same sort. In terms of the roots, they are always of the same sort, and it is no great stretch to identify them throughout different areas of society today, most notably online. For one instance, take a glance at transgenderism. Who are the victims? The marginalised men with a feminine inclination (it doesn’t even have to be that strong if they’re resentful and anxious), or vice versa. Everything else follows and then it’s a movement, leaving imprints all over society. In the case of the woke right, the victimised are the paranoid and conspiratorial types, who are generally anti-establishment, and this is what we’re seeing very visibly unfolding now. In its entirety, it goes well beyond merely the woke right and transgenderism, and I encourage you to apply this lens further – it will not disappoint.