If there is one thing on which all members of the GOP agree, it is opposition to wokeness. As a result, it is hardly surprising that some limited government advocates are describing federal programs that largely benefit white Christian workers as “woke.”
Aside from the opportunism, there is a certain logic to this; if wokeness is a kind of war for equality, why must it be limited to people of color? But the public understanding of wokeness revolves around race and sex, not federal spending. Poor white people will be astonished to hear that Medicaid spending keeping rural hospitals in business is “woke.” As a result, these efforts aren’t going to work.
A note to my readers: We will be taking a break from our house restoration until Tuesday. Regular postings will resume next Wednesday.