Woke is Dead

Piers Morgan takes no prisoners! His 300-page rant uses his legendary invective to excoriate all those he sees as responsible for the wilder excesses of Woke. Only right at the end does he concede that ‘Wokeness became a crisis because of its absolutism” but in his crusade against extremists, he risks showing contempt for more reasonable citizens who just agree with more equality, greater diversity and inclusion. His former infatuation with Donald Trump may be over, but he still credits the US President with single-handedly turning the tide against woke. Not sure what antagonises Morgan most – Trans athletes, Net-zero campaigners, Black Lives Matter, Kamala Harris or Meghan Merkel? Despite it all, this is a useful chronicle of the backlash when society tries to make up for the unfairness and injustices of the past. He probably enjoyed writing the book more than I enjoyed reading it – but it did make me think. Maybe. Possibly, on some of the issues, he might be right. Just please don’t tell him!