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		will4274 on March 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Female Founder Secrets: Men Clamming Up I don't really understand. How could somebody simultaneously believe we live in a meritocracy and be afraid of a woke mob attacking them for saying something they believe is correct? Surely in a meritocracy, the mob would praise their correct thinking, not attack them? Are you sure those people weren't saying that it was best to _act like_ a meritocracy (as opposed to one actually existing today)?

PartiallyTyped on March 28, 2021 | [–]

You assume a mob is rational and therefore will not attack someone if that person is in the right. A mob can not and will never be rational by construction.

antiterra on March 28, 2021 | [–]

It’s more that they believe woke culture is the core impediment to said meritocracy.

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