The Righteous & The Woke: Purity Cults in the Struggles for Justice (with Dr. Valerie Tarico)




The Thinking Atheist Podcast show

Summary: In this crazy world, how often has a passionate desire for justice caused us to oversimplify complex problems, ignore details that don't validate us, and vilify all who dare to disagree? Has "Woke Culture" sometimes exhibited a dogmatic, even religious, attitude toward the worthy and the unworthy? And is it even possible to have a reasonable conversation about this in the Era Of Online Outrage?<br><br>Psychologist Dr. Valerie Tarico joins Seth Andrews for just such a conversation.<br><br>Dr. Tarico's article "The Righteous &amp; The Woke:" <a href="https://valerietarico.com/2019/01/24/the-righteousness-and-the-woke-why-evangelicals-and-social-justice-warriors-trigger-me-in-the-same-way" rel="noopener">https://valerietarico.com/2019/01/24/the-righteousness-and-the-woke-why-evangelicals-and-social-justice-warriors-trigger-me-in-the-same-way</a><br><br>Support our sponsor: <a href="http://www.blinkist.com/seth" rel="noopener">http://www.blinkist.com/seth</a>