What Woke 2 Won't Be and What It Might Be: Activist Liberalism and the Evolving Discourse

In response to various cultural and electoral victories over the last couple months, we've seen people declare that "Woke 2" is now a thing. While many pointed to the success of the Bad Bunny Super Bowl half-time performance as a turning point, particularly when compared to the conservative alternative hosted by Turning Point USA, but I held off on finishing this essay until ICE left the city of…