While the anti-woke voices are indeed big, I'm skeptical of them. Tucker Carlson has a pretty low journalistic standard and his show is quite informal and uses a ton of manipulative tactics. Ben Shapiro is pro-Israel, and Jordan Peterson is practically pushing for an atheistic mindset but with a Christian tone to it. And while I'm glad that Andrew Tate accepted Islam and I welcome him, I would certainly discourage anyone from listening to him as a voice of reason due to this shady past and school (only time will tell regarding the former). I can go on, and while one could argue they're better allies than the woke people, I'd rather not play that game and avoid affiliating with any side. I want to push for voices I can respect, and who have a high standard for themselves, not merely anyone willing to stand behind the flag of anti-wokeism. May Allah guide us and allows us to meet that standard ourselves.
This was overall a good read. You clearly have a knack for writing. May Allah reward you
Salam Amr, thanks for the thoughtful comment and ameen to the duas. My point in highlighting them was merely to say a market exists now for anti-woke content, and these folks are capitalizing on it. Years ago, coming out against liberal trends carried considerable risk, not least of which was social ostracization. That risk has attenuated substantially in recent years due to the emergence of a sizeable anti-liberal and anti-woke counter-movement. But yes, definitely agree with your comments overall.
That's true and I agree with that point. I think it was still worth pointing out since I find a lot of Muslims comfortably using these people as references. Thank you for your reply!
While the anti-woke voices are indeed big, I'm skeptical of them. Tucker Carlson has a pretty low journalistic standard and his show is quite informal and uses a ton of manipulative tactics. Ben Shapiro is pro-Israel, and Jordan Peterson is practically pushing for an atheistic mindset but with a Christian tone to it. And while I'm glad that Andrew Tate accepted Islam and I welcome him, I would certainly discourage anyone from listening to him as a voice of reason due to this shady past and school (only time will tell regarding the former). I can go on, and while one could argue they're better allies than the woke people, I'd rather not play that game and avoid affiliating with any side. I want to push for voices I can respect, and who have a high standard for themselves, not merely anyone willing to stand behind the flag of anti-wokeism. May Allah guide us and allows us to meet that standard ourselves.
This was overall a good read. You clearly have a knack for writing. May Allah reward you
Salam Amr, thanks for the thoughtful comment and ameen to the duas. My point in highlighting them was merely to say a market exists now for anti-woke content, and these folks are capitalizing on it. Years ago, coming out against liberal trends carried considerable risk, not least of which was social ostracization. That risk has attenuated substantially in recent years due to the emergence of a sizeable anti-liberal and anti-woke counter-movement. But yes, definitely agree with your comments overall.
That's true and I agree with that point. I think it was still worth pointing out since I find a lot of Muslims comfortably using these people as references. Thank you for your reply!
Thanks Paul, appreciate the kind words and feedback.