Fundamentally, wokeness is a good thing. However, like all good things you can have too much. Excesses can create a new set of problems. It seems, unfortunately, that cruelty has become the overwhelming response to the excesses of wokeness.

I discuss what wokeness is, how it became excessive and give examples of how anti-wokeness has become cruel. I draw on an episode of the original Star Trek series to explore a path forward.

Article - Massachusetts teen arrested by ICE

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/massachusetts-student-arrested-by-ice-on-his-way-to-volleyball-practice-has-been-released

Article - USNS Harvey Milk renaming

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/massachusetts-student-arrested-by-ice-on-his-way-to-volleyball-practice-has-been-released

Article - Trans athletes in NCAA

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/education-ncaa-transgender-athletes-records-reversal-rcna191742

Article - Nichelle Nichols and MLK Jr.

https://www.startrek.com/en-un/news/nichelle-nichols-remembers-dr-king

Article - Star Trek “The Enemy Within”

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Enemy_Within_(episode)

Video - “The Enemy Within” trailer

https://youtu.be/_AYsdW1RbWw?si=56EzCFxVvPfbrNDy

Video - California’s Governor Newsome speaks in response to Trump takeover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXQQNUeb4Sw

Video - Leonard Nimoy tells the story of the Vulcan salute that goes with the phrase “live long and prosper”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyiWkWcR86I