A Woke History Lesson
- Tom Heck
- Jun 8, 2023
- 1 min read
When I taught History and the class discussed the Declaration of Independence I always emphasized Thomas Jefferson’s words “all men are created equal.” The obvious question presented to the students is what did Jefferson mean by men. The answers from high school and college students were the same; white, male, 21 years old, Christian, heterosexual, wealthy (landowner). Jefferson was a revolutionary because he and the signers of the Declaration were declaring themselves equal to the King of England and the Nobles of England.
The American Revolution was a success. Jefferson and the revolutionaries proved themselves to be equals to the nobility of England and they planted the seed of equality that grew in America. My classes came to the conclusion that the American Revolution changed to an American Evolution and redefinition of 'all men'. We are still fighting but think of how far we have evolved since 1776. We as a nation have struggled to overcome the prejudices that crippled us throughout our history.
In this lesson my class would explore the ugly side of our past and saw the direction of correction that our history has taken. This is what WOKE is. It is not an attack on American culture; it is an honest study of our past with an admission of our mistakes and shortcomings.
"Woke" is indeed a Godless attack on the Judeo-Christian based American Constitution and a threat to American culture. It promotes the tyranny of the minority - the smaller, weaker and less self-sufficient the better - and amounts to a warped, terrorizing, Orwellian, Deep State ideology poisoned by Marxism, Socialism, moneyed elitism, and the squishy, left-coast liberal notion of the so-called human potential movement. Meritocracy, strength, success, winning, timeliness, individualism, honor, courage, decency, hard work, private property (unless it is their own) the American farm, the American flag, whole-hearted spiritualism, respect for elders and leaders, respect for the law and the police, respect for the past, even respect for human biology, especially that of pre-adolescent children - all such American attributes…