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Looking back, how often has social conservatism been on the right side of human rights and wellbeing vs social liberalism?

Black folks not being property, women getting to vote, gay people getting the same rights as every other citizen...these are the things that were opposed by the socially conservative and championed by the socially liberal.
These days the socially conservative like to label progressive social ideas as "woke" and this is meant to be a dirty word...but you could easily apply "woke" to the idea of treating slaves as human beings or thinking that women actually are competent adults who can vote.

If you're being honest, how often has being socially conservative proved to be on the wrong side of human well-being?
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The term "wokism" isn't that clear though. I see how it can be used by people attached to their social privileges in relation to their class, gender, education, origins...but naming and shaming can also be used in a petty and childish way to stigmatise strangers or present problems in a Manichean kind of way.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@EarthlingWise The term "Woke" only exists because Americans do not have the attention span to get to the end of the phrase "Cultural and Social Empathy" without losing interest.😷
@whowasthatmaskedman The term itsellf is actually nice, if indeed it is applied in an earnest way.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@EarthlingWise Dont get me wrong. I believe in the idea of an awakening to social and cultural advancement. Its just its dumbing down to a four letter word and misappropriation as a negative I dont like..😷