Playing the Victim

The tidal wave of poststructuralist discourse that crashed onto the American academic scene in the 1970s has left numerous cultural tropes that have trickled their way down into mainstream culture. Is all this talk about social justice and decolonisation really a step toward greater progress and the liberation of oppressed communities? Or is it a massive ploy to absolve ourselves from personal responsibility and perpetually play the victim? Today, the culture war between proponents of wokeness and its reactionary detractors grinds along, with few making any real headway or offering substantial alternatives to the stultifying deadlock.