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OPINION | In a world where 'wokeness' is positively embraced it appears intolerance and bullying have been on the rise. We need to guard against this if we are going to protect our democracy, writes nottdot.

In a world where"wokeness" is positively embraced it appears intolerance and bullying have been on the rise. We need to guard against this if we are going to protect our democracy, writesYou don't just need to be following the US elections of the past week to know that.

I imagine that it is far less complicated, at least for those in power, to rule autocratically. But the freedoms that democracies enshrine are worth the messiness that comes with this type of government, even when it means dealing with a deeply polarised population.exclusive journalism and features

 

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nottdot Reactionary behaviour stems from social conditioning, and the passing on of conservative viewpoints from parent to child, that's why progressive movements are called 'radical' by reactionaries.

nottdot It's more important to be woke than united today.

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