End Woke, launching in Vermont

Vermont has rightfully become a mecca for progressivism. The fulsome desire to help our fellows should continue to flourish here. While I take issue with using GOVERNMENT to fulfill that helping desire, even unfeeling and inept government is better than completely detached individuals and no private organizations to help others.

What Vermonters, especially progressives, should take issue with is "woke-ism". I define this as acting on feelings, with little thought. The extreme form of woke-ism is demanding OTHERS act the same way. And the vile form of woke-ism is using government to DICTATE a few actors' feelings on others.

Remember using government against a reluctant citizen IS force. Every law a legislature passes is ultimately backed up by armed officials with guns.

Progressives don't need force to enact all their agendas for themselves. Progressives need persuasion, and in most cases they have it: sound arguments, high passion, and good deeds.