‘Dark Woke’ is nothing new
Ever in need of new narratives to feed into the bottomless abyss that is American political analysis, TikTok spelunkers and X addicts have delivered a new concept to be immediately overused and driven into the ground: “Dark Woke.” It’s woke, but dark. Somehow, things get lamer from there. “As liberals try to get their groove back, some party insiders say Democratic politicians have been encouraged to embrace a new form of combative rhetoric aimed at winning back voters who have responded to President Trump’s no-holds-barred version of politics,” writes Jack Crosbie in the New York Times. “It requires being crass but discerning, rude but only to a point.” Crass… but discerning! Rude…but only to a point!
