You are absolutely right about polarization. The death of dialogue is a great malaise of our time. How is it possible that "woke," which means being of aware of social justice, could become pejorative in its usage? I have defended "cancel culture," even though I recognize the expression is too broadly applied to have any definitive meaning, because it is most frequently a complaint of privileged communicators, bemoaning the opposition of those with a less privileged access to the media.
Reconnecting to our values and each other means setting aside the language of politics
You are absolutely right about polarization. The death of dialogue is a great malaise of our time. How is it possible that "woke," which means being of aware of social justice, could become pejorative in its usage? I have defended "cancel culture," even though I recognize the expression is too broadly applied to have any definitive meaning, because it is most frequently a complaint of privileged communicators, bemoaning the opposition of those with a less privileged access to the media.
I am wary of invoking "values" in any discussion of politics. I admire your judicious separation of the two. http://www.thesourgrapevine.com/2021/07/virtues-vices-and-values.html