The Vibes They Are A-Shiftin’ – by Andrew Sullivan
Culture is upstream of politics; and the culture is clearly changing.
We re now two years out from what may in retrospect be seen as peak social justice. In the summer of 2020, a hefty section of the elite was enthralled with the idea of the police being defunded, demobilized and demonized. Critical theory s critique of liberal democracy as a mere mask for white supremacy everywhere. Countless people were required to read woke tracts from DiAngelo to Kendi as part of their employment. Corporate America jumped in, shedding any pretense of political neutrality; mainstream media swiftly adopted the new language and premises of critical theory. The Trump madness, and his attempted sabotage of an election, largely silenced liberals in their clash with the left. They had a more immediate threat. And rightly so.