The emergence of ‘woke’ as a pejorative masks a deeper insecurity

In his interview with the Atlantic, Williams admits that his organization’s desired outcome is to “take control of all three branches of government for a generation or two,” something that he insisted was dependent on “persuading our fellow citizens” of the superiority of their rhetoric. That said, Williams assured Green that “[t]he rule of pure numbers was never the touchstone of justice for the Founders.” (Also, of course: America is “a republic, not a democracy.”) So winning via the electoral college is certainly fine, he said — as is, it seems, winning by ignoring the electoral college.