Abandon all hope ye who enter here.
By now we are all familiar with the term ‘woke’. Wokeism, although popularized in the US, has now spread to every corner of the Western world. Many politicians, celebrities, and policy makers happily refer to themselves as ‘woke’. But what does it mean to be woke, what do woke people stand for? Although there are many differing opinions they are basically espousing a neoliberal, neomarxist, or illiberal agenda, that if passed into law would create probably the closest we’ll get to a real life dystopian novel. The main stated goal of these progressive ‘wokeists’ is to dismantle (aka destroy) societal norms. They make no distinction between good norms and bad norms-all must be destroyed. So their doctrine is a case study in chaos, anti-science, anti-American, and anti-democratic ideals. Some of the more note-worthy policy proposals include abolishing police and prisons completely, effectively eliminating the coherent categories of men and women, medicalizing kids with ‘gender affirming care’, segregating kids by race while continuing the ugly legacy of racism, remaking or doing away with the constitution and ALL rights associated with it, and of course overhauling EVERY aspect of society from our buildings, to the way we travel, and consume energy! These frightening ideas are becoming dangerously close to coming into fruition thanks to a complete takeover of the Democratic Party from the radical ‘woke’ far left. Let's take a look using their own ideas, policy proposals, and crazy musings to see what a woke world would really look like.
It's 2030 you are getting ready to head out the door to start your day. What used to be a 20 minute drive to work after a 5 minute drive to drop the kids off at school has turned into a 2 hour bus ride after a 30 minute walk so you must now leave 2.5 hours early, usually in the dark. Because of new climate policies you are no longer allowed to have or drive a car, you must take public transportation, a light rail if you are lucky and live in the city or the bus if you live in the outskirts. Because there are so many restrictions it has become impossible to live in a rural area unless you live completely off the grid and outside of society entirely as many decided to do once the political system collapsed and we descended into authoritarian rule. Voting is still permitted but only one type of establishment candidate runs so voting (which is mandatory via mail-in ballot) has become largely irrelevant. There is no night time lighting allowed after midnight, so you must leave your house in the dark with your children. You’ll make a long walk to their school followed by a daily 2 hour bus ride to work.
As you head outside in the complete dark devoid of any lights you must be incredibly careful. The justice system has been completely overhauled. The police force and prison system has been basically abolished, so crime is rampant. The most egregious of criminals are sent to unknown locations and generally never seen from again. Because there are limited court resources there is rarely even a trial. Most of the crimes making their way through what's left of the courts are thought or language crimes generally reserved for those who criticize the government or espouse beliefs considered unsavory to the ruling class. If your neighbor believes you guilty of a dreaded thought crime you run a risk of disappearing, as snitching has its perks.
Higher education is free but because inflation is so high and goods are so hard to come by even the most lucrative job (a true rarity) generally does not provide the means to live in anything more than a working class lifestyle. Because there is no longer air travel (planes are bad for the environment) it has become extremely difficult to travel. So vacations have become a distant memory. Most people must stay where they are and only travel where public transportation will allow.
As you make your way through the dark to your kids' school you notice one of your kids doesn't seem to be getting over the cold he's had for a week now. You hope he can get better on his own because getting in to see a doctor could take months and taking the 2 hour bus ride will make it almost impossible to work plus care for your other children as it becomes an all day event, which will require you to get an exemption from work for the day off. Because state run health care is the only option, it has become difficult to see a doctor and resources are so hard to come by it's tough to get any needed medication.
You have discovered you are pregnant for the 3rd time and although you wanted to have multiple children you are unsure if you should move forward with the pregnancy. Because it's frowned upon to have children (they are also bad for the environment) you will be penalized via a child tax increase for each child you have. Abortion is encouraged and allowed up until birth so you can wait until the last minute to decide. Reproductive care is generally obsolete, because there are no male and female categories, no one knows who has what body parts and reproductive cancers often go completely untreated. The only sex related healthcare aside from abortion, recognized by the medical community is ‘gender affirming care’. Although there are no male and female categories, kids are encouraged to decide the ‘gender’ of their choosing. Another example of the Orwellian state of this new world order. Kids of any age can receive even major surgery without parents permission. Most children go on puberty blockers as early as possible to allow them time to decide their ‘gender’. Because of the side effects of these medications many children become sterilized so human reproduction is becoming less common organically.
Finding a suitable mate has become difficult for heterosexual and homosexual individuals. Children are taught that gender is based on superficial characteristics and body parts are completely irrelevant so the only form of ‘acceptable’ sexual orientation is bisexuality. In a page out of Brave New World, marriage is discouraged. Because privacy, even within your own home (or what used to be your own home) is hard to come by, having a sexual or committed partner is often more hassle than its worth.
All institutions and traditional norms have been dismantled so religion has been outlawed. Churches have been repurposed to state sanctioned facilities, similar to reeducation camps. They are often used to house those who may express unsavory beliefs or refuse state mandated vaccines and ‘medical care’. Within these places the state attempts to ‘re-frame’ beliefs. If these unbelievers are not willing to re-frame their thinking, they are sent out to other camps never to be seen nor heard from again. Because the US government and constitution were built under ‘racist structures’ they have been completely tossed aside. There are few rights and protections for the common people anymore. Freedom of speech and the right to bear arms are no longer in existence. Speech is only acceptable if it is aligned with the new world order.
The wealthy ruling class elites live in much the same way they did prior to the ‘re-imagination’ of society but everyone else cannot live this way. Owning anything has become illegal. Even the clothes on your back are not yours. You are permitted to reside in the house you bought prior to the new society but strangers have moved in. You dislike them and don't feel comfortable with them around your kids but you have no choice in the matter. You have no privacy and are constantly under the watchful eye of your neighbors. The only way out of the dystopian nightmare is to join an off the grid community and live off the land. Many did that prior to the new world order but travel has become so hard, money is difficult to come by, and because one of your kids has medical issues you stay in the city so he can receive at least some medical care.
But despite this bleak outlook you are happy because the elites tell you to be. Why wouldn't you be? They tell you, you want for nothing. You stand in line daily for your meals, which are provided free of charge. The ‘food’ consists of genetically modified materials because organic food is of course bad for the environment. So you eat disgusting and often unrecognizable meals. Your clothes are provided to you free of charge. In fact many needed items are provided free of charge. You are not able to decide what clothes you want, what job you’ll have, or where you live but is that so bad when everything else is given to you? Who needs freedom anyway when:
“War is peace
Freedom is slavery
Ignorance is strength”
You often miss the old days when you were free to do as you wished. When everyone was able to chart their own course in life. But those days are over and never to return. Your children don't remember those days so hopefully they can find some sense of purpose in a purposeless world. You pray to God (in secret of course) that they can anyway.
Welcome to the woke world, where everyday is a fresh hellscape but you’ll be happy anyway!