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The only unifying principle of woke ideologies is that your pain and suffering in furtherance of their agenda does not matter.
But for a historical perspective on bullying from the bully pulpit, just look at the current agony of daylight saving time, an idea as old as Benjamin Franklin and as new as the alleged abuse of discretion by New York's Letitia James.
But first to Ben, who, as a cost-saving measure (the price of candles and lamp oil really adds up), suggested to the citizens of Paris that turning the clocks forward in the summer would save money. In a satirical article, he noted that, while they rarely got up early in the day, Parisians would benefit from more sun… while he joked that taxes could punish those inclined to sleep in.
Daylight saving time is an idea as old as Benjamin Franklin. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Some people can't take a joke, and in 1918, in response to World War I, “wartime” was born under the signature of President Woodrow Wilson. It was supposed to be temporary… he came back.
That extra hour of sunshine – for early risers – is accompanied by “a 24% increase in heart attacks on the Monday after the change to daylight saving time,” or that the average rate of fatal car accidents increases by 6% nationally or that “There were 3.6 more (work) injuries on Mondays” after the irresponsible change. Not to mention the chaos inflicted by the government when parents woke up thousands of children an hour early.
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Nothing stops sun enthusiasts from setting their own clocks to get up earlier and enjoy vitamin D. And yet the nanny state arrives in every home, with a tone of disapproval, insisting that it will be good for you get up.
Speaking of what's good for you, New York State Attorney General Letitia James really doesn't like beef, so she's taking a break from keeping an eye on a loan President Trump paid off, to go after JBS USA Food Co, filing a 38-page legal complaint that is “an anti-beef rant.” So, New Yorkers, do you eat more chicken?
The New York Post notes that it “accuses JBS of fraud for telling New York consumers that the company aims to reach “net zero by 2040”; net zero is a bureaucratic way of saying it will absorb as much energy as possible. “emissions” from the atmosphere. as you say…does this count as political mumbo jumbo? Can we include campaign promises in the mix of hot air in, hot air out?
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She doesn't believe in her public relations. Now there's a slippery slope for all the crazy men (and women) of Manhattan. Advertisers of the world, unite! If New York is chasing meaningless promises in annual reports, no one is safe.
Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook fame, for example, says his goals include giving “people a voice for a diversity of opinions”… “making the world more open and connected,” which is really hard to do when people who think are blocked. differently.
But at least when it comes to the environment, there is a way out of the state of alert. If you're rich enough, you can pay a carbon offset tax to Washington, DC, because everyone knows that taxes clean the air, although the smug smog hanging over the former swamp can really be hard to stomach.
If the cows contribute, the burger will be saved.
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The Woke Halls of Fame seem to reside in our institution of higher learning…with a lot of ideology and often a little value for the dollar. Harvard University, for example, offers classes on “queering education,” “black radicalism,” and sexual fetishes, always useful on a resume.
While we evaluate the false promises, let's start with recruiters who scam dreamy students out of hundreds of thousands of dollars with the promise that a ceramics major and a minor in interpretive dance will lead to a career.
It is professional abuse to convince teenagers that a fictional world exists in which a student's actual skills, attitude, and job performance don't matter as long as they feel affirmed. Tell your future employer. (Interestingly, those teachers don't want to be paid in gold stars and participation trophies. They want cash.)
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When will we recognize that a noble-sounding excuse for social engineering does not justify chaos? You want sun, set your alarm. If you hate meat, order a salad. You want to be a teacher, offer some skills.
When the things that bother you about another person demand that the rest of us change, it's time to say no.
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