In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here.Leftist admissions that the hysteria that overtook the country in 2020 was indeed “crazy,” as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) herself now puts it, are suddenly cascading faster than anyone could have anticipated. To those of us vilified for writing at the time that America was in the midst of a dangerous trance, there is a sense of satisfaction.But it is small — and fleeting. And in no way should it lead to a false feeling of “mission accomplished” that lets the guard down.
Leftists such as Ocasio-Cortez may be laughing off what they call the excesses of “Woke 1,” but they are already trotting out “Woke 2.”This is all calculated. It has a lot to do with electoral positioning, in no way amounts to a mea culpa, and lets guilty parties off the hook. The Great Awokening, or that period that encompassed the better part of two decades but peaked in 2019-2021, led to real human suffering and nearly accomplished its aim of regime change in America.Some people, particularly in the sex-change industrial complex, but also those who took foreign money to overthrow the American system, should face a reckoning in terms of fines and prison time.(Washington Examiner illustration;AP photo; Getty Images)
