WOKE – What It Can Be

Michael and Sarah Walker

WOKE - What It Can Be

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Growing Beyond Woke

There’s a better way forward.

The solution isn’t to abandon the values of justice, inclusion, and equity — it’s to grow up with them. Maturity doesn’t mean compromise with cruelty; it means knowing the difference between real harm and honest disagreement. It means building bridges, not burning them. It means remembering that people are flawed, not evil — and that progress is measured by outcomes, not slogans.

The future of the Left — the sane, principled Left — will be made by those who:

• Refuse to dehumanize people they disagree with

• Embrace open dialogue instead of purity tests

• Fight for fairness without becoming fanatics

• Focus on policy over posturing

• Reclaim empathy as a strength, not a weakness

If the original Woke moment was a kind of moral adolescence — angry, idealistic, sensitive to hypocrisy — then this next phase must be adulthood. Clear-eyed. Humble. Strategic. Compassionate.

America still needs a Left that speaks to its better angels — that reminds us of our shared responsibilities, not just our separate identities. A Left that stands for something, not just against everything. A Left that leads by inspiration, not intimidation.

We don’t need to tear down the house of justice. We just need to rebuild it with stronger beams and wider doors.