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Helicopter Wokenizing
It is tempting to have the opportunity to police the child. Your experts, the state, and the general community messaging are claiming that you must enforce such things simply to be an acceptable parent, thus there are repurcussions for not maintaining these practices among those you are responsible for, plus it gives you an opportunity to direct your child using a domain of rationale whose invocation will carry more weight than otherwise. You are continuously reinforced by other compliant citizens who demonstrate the motions for you.
We must understand the overlap between Wokeism and Critical Theory's Foucauldian interpretation of language and the use of generalized, sanitary language by the state. How does this advise us towards our families? How does it orient a family member towards truthful discussions within the family?
Foucauldian/Derridian use of language:
It is not so much the meaning of the words being intrinsic to the words themselves, but the power transfer which occurs through their use. This power is asserted as per the ability of some to wield it, as per their position in the world. That they would be biased such as to preserve their power or expand it is only natural, and we can expect that, in asserting power in transacted words with other humans, they will also be using the language as per their beliefs and interpretations as is related to these words. The framed context which they beset as environment for these words, and their emotion and subjective manner as they use these words.
These things establish and guide their sense of meaning towards these words, but also affect the definitions and meaning of the words as is perceived by the interlocutor, who bears witness to the use of the words, and has their symbolic maps updated and recalibrated to maintain alignment with the world.
So, if the words evoke meaning that is biased towards those who already have advantageous capability to make use of the words, then what is one to do? Seek positions, or improev the standard by which language and trust establish themselves? Well, we would have two ways of going about it:
- Control who gets to speak
- Use the most rigorous practices possible to minimize the impact of one's position and bias.
It is easy to see which of these is more universal.