Why Are Republicans Obsessed With “Woke” Corporations? | The Class Room With Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
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- In the last few years, Republicans have been increasingly concerned about a “woke” corporate agenda, but they're missing the real problem. It’s not that corporations and establishment politicians care too much about racial or gender justice. The problem is they pretend to care about racism or misogyny to defend their wealth and power. And that's what we should be worried about: The amount of power that corporate elites have over working people."
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It's like when your job keeps throwing pizza parties to cover up the fact that you will never get a decent raise.
Oh my god... my previous job at an audit firm makes so much sense now... because of them I hate accounting that I willingly moved to a homeless shelter to quit my accounting job.
2 2 funny AND TRUE. TRICKS of the wicked to keep you distracted. Enjoy the pizza, but do YOU, in a love filled and sincere way, look to HEAVEN NOT MAN FOR WISDOM, and wherever you are on your life’s journey- you’ll be better than great.
So better to just be antiwhite racist?
(British) I hate those. So patronising. I worked at Amazon a couple of times and they make such a fuss about it, as if you should be grateful. It's on your break, there's thousands of people and breaks are short.
Bread and circus.
It's true. I preach as often as I can
"How does 1 person beat 99 in a fight? They can't, they get the 99 to fight each other"
So by pointing out one of the central tenants of wokism revolve around antiwhite racism people are wrong?
Divide and conquer. If the average American realized that their wants and needs are more or less the same, corporate America would be running scared, sucking their thumb in the fetal position. For political leaders, we need to elect unifiers, not dividers.
@@troubledsole9104 what's amazing is that they do. I've talked at length with several dyed in the wool red republicans and drilled them down to agreeing with populist fundamentals. But you're absolutely right, they used culture wars to divide us. The pro choice and pro gun lobby are the exact same thing on opposite sides, and you can divide this country pretty evenly down those lines, which really sucks because it's only US that get hurt by it
Get the 99 to fight each other? That reminds me of how, in Tears Of The Kingdom, the 20th season of Zelda, if you're barely a match for one certain enemy, nevermind the whole encampment, the easiest way to best them is by throwing a Muddlebud into the middle of the crowd.
@@dominicfucinari1942 Get gud scrub
It is conservatives who started identity politics & obssess over them today.
We just wanna live!
all the way back to William Buckley. this has been their playbook for going on 75 years now. its no secret why they also want to dismantle the education system. long as we keep circling round to this shit we never actually DO anything about it.
An examples recently?
This is how you create solidarity, we can acknowledge that racial disparities exist while also recognizing the fact the problem is we (all races, religions) are all being oppressed by a class of elitist who hold all wealth and power.
@@criticalstrikeforge471
But socialism would mean (at the very least) workers are in control of the means of production, i.e. the companies. But they're not in control at all. Those companies are still being controlled by shareholders and the CEOs they put in place.
So how is socialism already here when this very essential pillar of socialism is not standing whatsoever?
@Dr. Pyssinshytz No, it really doesn't. Socialism isn't compatible with fascism, you forget that Hitler was a liar. Very much like Donald Trump in that regard.
@@romanski5811 You're replying to a troll named Doctor Piss and Shits. It's not that deep.
not really. that suggests that simple capital will bring about equality. it will not. tulsa rebuilt AFTER the bombing at the beginning of the century. if money was gonna get equality it would have done so by now.
its the white supremacy/hubris that is the true battle here.
@@romanski5811 That is not how companies work in socialism. Take a look at cooperatives. Profit is not the main goal
When my father was a student of economics and a communist ( Yugoslavia, 1938) he and his student cammarades went to work in factories to feel what is it to be a worker in capitalism and to teach workers their real position and strenght in uniting, and to organise them.
If someone doesn't know, they won. For time being, but they are the proof that it is possible to win. What happened once, can happen again.
Thank you so much for this video! I feel like this is the best explanation of what identity politics really should be and how the elites appropriate and corrupt it. Workers and all oppressed people of the world need to recognise their differences in order to build solidarity and fight together against the oppression and exploitation of the elite!
Interesting question. Perhaps making up a *new* word for a term that has already been defined thoroughly by history and the dictionary allows just enough *confusion* over it's meaning to add to the gridlock in today's politics. Adding to the gridlock in the Senate in D.C. by further dividing decent, average American Citizens into smaller and smaller groups in this fashion puts all the power into the pockets of the Amerikan Oligarchs whose political bribery is engineering and has engineered the downfall of American Democracy since the 1980's. Don't forget that it was our own Supreme Court who *invented* and *legalized* Dark Money Bribery through their 2010 Citizens United Decision. It only took six years of anonymous and unlimited amounts of money from domestic *and* foreign sources being funneled into America's elections and politics to produce tRump.
Yup.
the problem is, leftist movements are are very organic and use hwatever term sprouts loudest from the protesters, but the Right wing is well organized, in full command of political and news media institutions that can create, change, and decide on a specific term to poison within a single script handed to them.
They have control of the language.
Can't argue with that...🙄
@@JusticeAlways ;) George Carlin didn't think so either. There's a you tube upload of his opinion of what our OWN government is and has been "up to" entitled: "George Carlin Explains the system in 1 minute 15 seconds." As usual, Mr. Carlin says it better than I ever could.
czcams.com/video/QypacfhLU3U/video.html
BRAVO !!!!!!! Truth well clarified
God that REI Co.OP clip made me role my eyes. Lip service while trying to strip away workers rights.
Do you people know about the "enough is enough" movement already? We bring it to Germany right now, fighting for solidarity across all of the "lower" 90% of society. I hope the movement spreads from Britain all over the globe and we can finally end all this crazyness that's happening...
Enough is enough movement is a leftwing fascist policy. Not ironic that a lefty tried to lie to push an agenda
Yes! Greetings from Ohio USA.
Well Clarified Truth, TRUTH REVEALED JUSTICE RESTORED AMEN
Truth, we stand together
Solidarity, community, and inclusion are the goals. We must begin to form workers union. Workers must be able to have the power to make decisions and control how their work is done. Meanwhile, the two party system is a by product of corporations, real estate, and capital firms which do not pay taxes, brutalize workers, and plunder citizens for their benefit.
What if you're not a worker?
@@hunnybadger442 Even if you are not a worker, you are a part of the society.
@@jackalexander4806 unfortunately I don't feel like I am and it's terrifying...
@@jackalexander4806 and everyday it gets worse... people say the last thing they want to see is them or people like them all over the news... but not hearing a peep about a marginalized community that you are part of is far far more disturbing...
@@jackalexander4806 especially when the political decisions being made impact you on a level far higher than others...
Hits harder during the fallout of Bud Light's Dylan Mulvaney and Target's quiet roolback of pride products during pride month. Neither company wanted to be part of the conversation but they still tried to endorse or celebrate them...
So it’s painting a smiley face on businesses who don’t want unionization- makes sense
The problem with social science in general is the lag between the theories being put forward , and what's actually happening in the present.
Current fiscal policy is in some cases actual centuries behind current economic or social theory. US conservatives haven't caught up with *Adam Smith* yet. It's not lag - it's utter refusal to cooperate.
That’s it, solidarity
We're not a democracy... Never have been.
Well then...what IS a democracy?
@@JusticeAlways ...and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands... 😉
It's supposed to be a republic.
Republic and democracy aren't mutually exclusive terms, genius. A republic and a monarchy cna be democratic as well as tyrannical.
@@staC-wh6ik Cool story bro... We're a constitutional republic tho ✌️
It's extremely hard when you attempt to show others solidarity and they don't want it because you have such little social value... no one wants anything you have to offer including solidarity... the is nothing more frightening and lonely then realizing that you are worth less than nothing and get reminded of that fact every single day...
What?
Everybody makes a difference. No one is worthless.
@@mocatree You are only worth what the society you are forced to exist in deems you... I can not change what my society sees me as...
@@hunnybadger442 To be honest, it's your whining that lessens my view of you. You'd go a lot farther in society by proclaiming your ideals, no matter whether you get a lot of "likes" or not.
@@Jianju69 what are you even talking about? I avoid social media like the plague for one this is the only one I post on or use... And I'm terminal so, my ideal have always precisely dick... I don't matter... never have never will... So why the fuck you care about my ideals or anything else pertaining to me or my worthless existence?... You wouldn't listen anyway... No one ever has... So i'm not going to waste what precious little time do have saying anything about my ideals, values, want or needs because I have already wasted far too much time with the delusion that anyone would give a crap... And it was my own arrogance and ignorance that made me believe that I wasn't the utterly worthless the waste of space I actually am... I would have given up years ago... it would have been a lot less painful... Than what I'm going through rn and is only going to continue to get worse... Death is a blessing at this point... Because I couldnt get any of my doctors to listen to me... let alone even care enough to find out what was wrong... And by the time I finally got someone to actually pay attention it was already far to late... So if you want to trade lives I'd love to... And if you consider saying you are worth than nothing as "whining" than you've pretty much proved my point... And like I said I get reminded of being worth less then nothing every single day... I guess it's your turn to have that privilege today... Do you feel better now?... because I hope so... that's at least being use to someone for once...
This is perfect. Thank you for creating this. 🙂
Thank you, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò and MPU crew.
I have always thought that "woke," meant that you were awake and aware of what is going on around you. Did I miss something?
You have missed nothing. The conservatives simply don’t want people to be aware of what is going on. It’s easier to control those who are unaware.
Yeah but thanks to the culture wars, the word woke lost its original meaning to mean anything that doesn't confirm to straight, neurotypical, white, Christian, male or in short, the status quo.
It's now more used in mockery. Because some people think they have become self-aware when, in fact, they have become more brainwashed.
@@lockedon8953 Uh oh, someone didn't watch the video, little man!
@@gwen9939 Lol if it makes you feel big... sure why not 😂
Why are corporations obsessed with gay and trans people?
THEY HATE IT BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING FORCED TO CHANGE!! Or at least being called out on bs!!
This system is never going to change, but everything balances out eventually
Because they're obsessed with HR trends and want their own set of passive income streams. They want their occupations to be so completely bereft of work that they can come up with bizarre corporate HR policies to fill the time, too. It's a question of laziness.
"I don't believe in lynching, I just don't support legal action being taken against the KKK" ~ Liz Cheney
“I don’t believe in murder, I just don’t support anyone being prosecuted for it”….WTF?
There are two problems. One is that they're putting on a facade to protect themselves, and the other is that the facade is hideous.
We must stand together
Some of the best public good media I've ever seen.
Inspired me to just now create that name, "Public Good Media" for a type of media and I think it's on point.
@No username account created 1 week ago....I wonder why? Couldn't keep your propaganda or ignorant hate speech in check huh?
Good points bro, I'll give it some more thought thx for having a non ridiculous point of view. Need more people like you on both sides of the fence
We gotta stop this "both sides!" Shit. One side slid into open fascism and thinks ANTIFA are the bad guys. There's not two equal sides here. We are fighting literal fascist.
Pretty racist to call him bro...
Thanks for giving tribute to black women
Just bought his book and can't wait read it. Great video
Everyone should be concerned with woke corporations and woke politicians for the same reason: it allows a group, in this case corporations and politicians, to appeal to society at large as if they are an ally when the reality is they will do everything in their power to fight meaningful change. Corporations will sell you rainbow products and put a rainbow background up on their social media platforms, but will they stop fighting unions? Will they better support workers rights in any meaningful way? The answer is no. Will politicians wear African garb and knell at protests? Absolutely. But, will they make any meaningful changes to the law that would support black Americans or really any people of color? No.
These entities use woke culture as a marketing ploy and by and large it has worked. Some of us want meaningful changes though and see through the bullshit they are trying to spoon feed us.
Awesome video and a brilliant presenter! Keep making awesome content and spreading good ideas.
Keep blaming republicans because the democRATS are criminal Racists!!!!Americans are paying 5 dollars for a gallon of gas while PEDO JOE sends our oil reserves to CHINA!!! Pedo Joe shuts down American pipelines to give Russia money for their oil pipelines so we can buy oil from PUTIN!!! Yeah this clown is a genius!!!!!
This video is a bunch of Disinfo BS. It's literally some liberal guy trying to justify racism and group politics
Garbage antiwhite racism nothing more.
You cannot appeal to the conscience of the rich, they don't have any. Tell them you've been oppressed, and they'll think it's funny.
The line between identity politics and gas lighting are very thin.
"Right to work" is the most Orwellian shit.
WHEN mit if, we all stand together as AMERICANS not black ir whites but AMERICANS. The elites would never have a chance. WE are giving them their power. But we have to stand together ALL AMERICANS
It's the Golden rule.
Those who have the gold make the rules!
*Publicity wrangling*
Solidarity forever! It takes us all!
Well done. I been trying to explain this poorly for years. Now I have a reference. Thanks.
Can't appeal to someone whose conscience has been consumed by greed
@whatappme1125
Your channel contains nothing.
Amen comrade 👊
It's probably worth mentioning that when you say, "labor unions were some of the most powerful voices against racial segregation", you are referring to the IWW - not so much the AFL or CIO.
This process of “elite capture” was once called “cooptation”! Why the new name?
I visited Australia a few years ago. I went on to speak at several events. Every gathering I went to someone came out in advance and gave a little rehearsed ‘acknowledgement to the Aboriginal peoples’.
This struck me at the time as gross and performative. It wasn’t like anyone was offering to give the land back. They were just making white people feel a little better.
This sounds like tokenism: look! We have a POC, woman, etc. in front. It also reminds me of the quick commercialization of "hippie culture" back in the day. We all count or nobody counts!
It is rather annoying, whatever’s going on right now
All poor workers should be helped
David Feldman's impression of a woke liberal is dead on.
Yo! Brian sent me.
Looking forward to your content.
"Woke" simply means "wanting stuff conservatives hate." Fair wages are woke, getting health care is woke, being able to afford a safe home is woke, being treated fairly and with justice is woke... you get the idea.
Its like asking why do people love their families, have morals, want to protect children... pretty obvious.
You are excellent sir
Because scapegoats are a powerful tool.
Great video! ❤️
No one sees anyone, the masses just get thrown a bone. We want a meal, instead of getting the carcus once it hits the floor.
Wow I was afraid this video would defend corporate dem capital and was so pleasantly surprised. I was a worker at amazon dehumanized and abused in more ways than I can list here. We had plenty of pride and poc groups but no dignity for anyone.
Oh, this is awesome. 😎
Very nice work... very well explained. All the Classroom videos are really educational, learning about the issues we are facing in the society which are explained by wonderful presenters. Well done!
Guess some people don't have no conscious..
Fantastic video production, brothers. Solidarity forever ✊🔥
This channel is amazing. Thank you for this breakdown and pointing out the problems with both of our political parties.
This is a great video! Thank you.
So glad I came across this channel. You all are doing some heavy lifting in educating people on what really matters. Keep it up!
Thanks for this history and context!
I keep hearing this term 'power' over, and over again, even though it's the State that holds the monopoly on *actual* power. As long as the State exists, none of this idealistic shit matters.
thanks for this even-handed analysis 👏
I stopped feeling the same way about our city pride parade when it got sponsored by Budweiser, the parade's first big corporate sponsor!
The organizers were ecstatic, though...🤦
Um. Nope. They actually are calling it out, they're just using different language to describe that capture.
One of the most comprehensive presentations on how we are are prisoners in the proverbial Matrix.
They're afraid that pretending to care will - over a long enough timeframe - compel them to care for real.
1:00 YES! It would actually, as ‘breaking up’ via antitrust ensures more competition since those splintered businesses will hire MORE people as they’ll differ in management styles.
It's not gays, trans, antiracists or feminists the problem, it's capitalism the problem.
This guy's right
Dude, this video slaps.
The only thing we workers can do.....and it's going to be painful, is to help each other and withhold our labor. " A fair days work for a fair days pay" is our new calling. 🇦🇺✊
I have always been inclined that this was indeed their modus operandi. However, I just struggled to formulate this phenomena, and ideas in a coherent manner. It's almost enigmatic. But now that I've been introduced to all these comprehensive list of new concepts, I am able to actually put the pieces to the puzzle. Cheers!
Identity politics aren't a problem. _Insubstantial_ politics are the problem.
Good on ya, mate.
Ask them to explain what they think “woke” is…watch the blank stare and listen to the empty parroting replies 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
"Woke is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination".
Blessage
Fire video
Loved this video, really breaks it down, very informative!
Woke is their new n word lol
I hope that within this theorerical framework corporations encompasses NGOs and NFPs.
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Maybe they'll listen to you. 😀 The editing of this... is diabolical and as someone who edits, I am well aware of how every millisecond is planned. The editing choices reveal much.
4:02 you mean people forgot what was fought for. Or stopped caring
Except woke is not even use the right way.
Well said homie ✊🏾 9:32
When Soviet Union seized to exist, one would think it's the end of Communism. But no, it's alive and well, and today we still hear this propaganda about inequality and oppression, and apparently the more benefits those "oppressed" are getting, to the degree of living 100% on others' expense, the more oppressed they become and the louder they complain.
Until Christ is embraced as King, there will be no justice.
Problem with the woke community they've been focusing on how they can help LGBT an people of color,excluding black American interest.
It's funny how people care more about someone slapping someone else then something like this which has a direct effect on their own life
Corporations aren’t “woke” they’re pandering to the general public’s ideals. On one hand the disingenuous virtue signaling is repulsive. On the other hand, knowing that most American’s values have shifted towards more acceptance and fair treatment is encouraging.
Why does it bother liberals that people are saying woke?
Part 2 should cover how the left has adopted this corporate politics of optics
Because slavery wasn't their fault.
We are a Constitution Republic, not a Democracy. Also Sorry 2 Anthems it will never happen they have us so divided its not even funny..
While its easy, and very understandable, to hate the elite, its important to acknowledge and avoid the pitfalls that Marxist ideals have, something that I feel this video completely fails to do. It very much so feels like they were attempting to justify such ideals to individuals who are not well versed in the subject. This video takes a very Marxist approach of creating an us vs them mentality. Some of the fundamentals of Marx’s beliefs include how there are only two classes, the “oppressed” and the “oppressor”
I also feel, as a reasonable slightly right leaning individual, that this video focuses on the views of those who are extreme on the right rather than evaluating some of the more valid concerns. This is not by any means uncommon as the right and left have become increasingly hateful towards each other, which makes it all the more important to call out this behavior and push back against it to promote understanding and civil discourse, an idea that is the foundation of our society. The title claims to be evaluating the opposing view but no such thing occurs. They simply pick a single aspect to disagree with on a nuanced subject.
I personally strongly dislike “woke” corporate culture because of a number of reasons. For starters, I agree completely with the idea that companies use this as a distraction to cover for the fact that they don’t care. It is incredibly frustrating to watch these corporations pretend to care. Furthermore, many of these companies have hired “diversity officers” that are largely unregulated just so they can check a box. These diversity officers are highly likely to establish radical policies such as requiring a certain number of employees of each race (which is objectively racism and avoids addressing the real problem of discrimination on an individual level when hiring) or, as was the case with Target, they can redirect funds to extremist organizations that, for example with Target, want to destroy Mt. Rushmore. Next, I feel that they are constantly pushing for pride to an extreme extent. This a slightly more controversial take, but I don’t think that extreme levels of pride are helpful for anyone. Its not going to make anyone less prejudiced, in fact it would only further push already unreasonable people into extremism. It also serves to contribute to younger generations’ need to feel special as, for many people, I feel excessive pride is a coping mechanism for a lack of feeling “special” in other areas. This has the possibility of pushing people into groups that they should not be identifying with out of a mental health crisis and need to feel special in some way. That problem runs much deeper though and pride is only a minor aspect of it, the greater issue being colleges, current expectations, the current mental health crisis, and themes in popular media. All of these issues are inevitably tied together though which makes discussion very difficult. Lastly, I feel that many of the ideas outlined of adhering to individual needs based on race, ethnicity, and identity is a dangerous path. I much prefer the idea of everyone being treated completely equally as special treatment is a dangerous path that will always without fail lead to some individuals being treated unfairly based on their identity due to broad policies making decisions based on said identities.
If anyone has actually taken the time to read this I would love some discussion as I am always looking to hone my beliefs based on the experiences shared by others.
who in the made this crap this is like sitting in an econ class listening to a bunch of crap when i own a bunch of businesses