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About “Press: Yes I Woke Up — And I’m Proud Of It!” (Dec. 25): Are you proud of waking up? Me and my house are awake Slang Awakening is a label used by left-wing agendas to indoctrinate and classify societies and their institutions. Among other things, should there be Woke schools, businesses, clinics? Woke culture is regressive. Mr. Press mentions the late blues guitarist of a bygone era, Reed Belly, as someone famous for using the word “awakened.” Decades later, the legendary Bob Dylan sang, “When you wake up, strengthen what’s left?” Press also says he wears Awakening as a badge of honor. Looks like an albatross on his neck. At times like this, I wish for an awakening, not an “awakening”.
Bill Pond, Humble
Prior to this article, I also had a vague idea of what “wake” meant. This clarifies things and I have to agree with Mr. Press. This can also use another word that I recently learned. It’s gaslighting, as in “Governor Ron DeSantis seems to be gaslighting Florida residents.”
David L. Norman, Katie
Unfortunately, Bill Press does not clearly understand why right-wing conservatives, as well as many everyday people, oppose much of the “awakened” agenda he wholeheartedly embraces. The press systematically covers only the most extreme cases. What his critique lacks is a more “mainstream” awakening that relentlessly hammers into our vocabulary political correctness that I believe is wholly out of proportion to the way the average person thinks. .
Carol Paul Vessery, Houston
Bill Press gives us an opportunity to rethink the word “woke” as a label to wear with pride. He selectively points out attributes of justice and equality that only the so-called “awakened” can seem to claim. Oddly enough, I found badmouth from the political left very prolific. I also noticed that “sticks and stones” rioted, “in your face” and displays of hateful violence that would disgust Martin Luther King in our society. I don’t think the press should be quick to label the “quiet majority” of peace-loving people who make up half the population with traditional values as some kind of enemy that should be extinguished. Carrying the cloak of justice is not an awakened ideology pushing falsehoods such as that all white people are racist and evil because of the color of their skin. None of us should be judged by the color of our skin. If being awake encourages such negative thinking, the press can keep his ‘awakening’ to himself.
Barbara Goodson, Kingwood
Tolerance
“As Musk is learning, content moderation is a messy job” (Dec 4): I was reading Acts 6:8-10 and 7:54-59, I was amazed at the similarities. Saint Stephen was finally stoned for professing the truth of his faith and beliefs.
Today we suffer from the same thing. Too many people are ridiculed for what they believe. The truth is misrepresented or, worse, completely ignored by our media. A recent public communication from Twitter is just one example.
No wonder the public has so little faith in the media today. They have further reduced trust in Congress, which is quite surprising given how low the bar is set.
Let’s hope that at some point our civil servants, along with our press (print and internet), will begin to fairly represent what is really happening today.
Brian Binash, Houston
Conversation with relatives
“Opinion: When you’re on vacation, try talking to your relatives like an anthropologist” (December 23): I read Elizabeth Keating’s op-ed with great interest. It contained some great new conversation starter tips that I use to get little-examined facts about my relatives’ lives. Another very useful method for her is a book suggested by a friend titled “Tell Me Your Life Story, Dad (or Mom)” that you can order on Amazon. Some have similar titles. The great thing about this book is that you answer questions about your life as you write. I answer some questions every day. It will take some time to finish this book, but when I do, it will be a wonderful keepsake for my children and grandchildren.
Jim Kane, Cline
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