The Sinister Ideas That Created Wokeism | James Lindsay
July 2, 2026
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as posted by the channelIn this historical clip, James Lindsay traces woke ideology from Marx's conflict theory through the Frankfurt School, postmodernist disillusionment, and the radical scholars who built the foundations of contemporary social justice thought.
James Lindsay is an American author, mathematician, and cultural critic best known for his work exposing the theoretical foundations of critical social justice ideology. He is the founder of New Discourses and co-author of Cynical Theories.
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