The real problem with wokeness is not that everyone who buys into that twisted ideology is depressed and miserable. We all knew that already. And now there is even 'the science' to prove it.
No, the problem with woke people is that they want the rest of the world to be miserable right along with them.
When we wrote yesterday about the Finnish study that revealed the inherent unhappiness that accompanies buying into woke ideology, we had no idea that we would be able to see that borne out in reality just a few short hours later.
But then again, that was before we knew that the Seattle blog 'The Stranger' existed. The popular blog touts itself as 'Seattle's only newspaper,' and has more than 130,000 followers on Twitter. And it will come as no surprise that they are committed not only to their own misery, but everyone else's as well. So much so, that one of the writers, Charles Mudede, saw fit to scold all of Seattle for enjoying some nice weather this past St. Patrick's Day weekend.
Loving this early spring weather? YOU SHOULDN'T BE.
— The Stranger 🗞 (@TheStranger) March 18, 2024
Writes @mudede: "We should be horrified by this weather, not enjoying it."https://t.co/HRyGO8xCRG
We think the ALL CAPS is a great touch there. In case we weren't sure if we should take Mudede seriously or not.
Mudede began by going on at length about 'social engineering' and 'climate change.' Here are a couple of painful excerpts:
Let's begin with social engineering. It's usually seen as one of the dark arts. For example, Wikipedia describes it as, one, 'the psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information.' It also describes it as something specific to socialist societies: 'In the 1920s the government of the Soviet Union embarked on a campaign to fundamentally alter the behavior and ideals of Soviet citizens...'
You were not born with the certainty that free markets produce the best social results. You were not born with a Christian soul. All of these feelings and ideas (feelings as concepts) are the result of social engineering.
LOL. Wikipedia, the Soviet Union, and a fundamental misunderstanding of Christianity. That tracks.
Remember, this is a blog post ostensibly about ... the weather. Mudede eventually does get around to that, citing the Seattle Weather Blog Twitter account that was very happy with the city's pleasant March temperatures.
St. Patrick’s Day usually brings a soul-crushing 42-degree rain.
— Seattle Weather Blog (@KSeattleWeather) March 17, 2024
Not this year. This weather is perfection!
As much as I admire Seattle Weather Blog, the last line in their March 17 tweet is alarming, if not horrifying, and certainly bad social engineering. To make matters worse, the weekend's feel-good directive was universally expressed by the local news and social media. Even today, March 18, which is warm and breezy, KIRO 7 encouraged its audience to just "enjoy the sunshine." But how on earth is this possible when the brightness of the sun and the warmth of the air are freaks of nature? It should be cool and dark during this time of the year.
We should be horrified by this weather, not enjoying it, not in the least bit. But what you found all around Greenlake, or going up and down Lake Washington Boulevard, or basking on Alki Beach, or filling the platforms of Pike Place Market were lots of people enjoying what is in fact a living nightmare. But this serious disconnection between reality (anthropogenic global warming and its year-by-year destruction of the world, brief as it was, we only know) is a failure of empowering social engineering.
And there's the 'climate change' scolding. Sorry, we can't stop laughing. We honestly thought this was satire, but it really appears not to be. If it is, Muded is a truly awful satirist.
The level of bitterness one needs to spin a glorious few days into a catastrophe can't be measured.
— Schadenfreudelish (@aggierican) March 19, 2024
Xanax and vodka rocks can help. Bonus: gluten free!!
We might also recommend that Mudede have some sex, but that would take another person as miserable as he is (if such a person could possibly exist). Imagine all the crying that would be going on.
Please get therapy. You don’t have to live like this. There is help.
— Atheseus (@QuantumMagick) March 19, 2024
Involuntary commitment might also help.
People like this are why so many young people in Seattle have the sad, dead-eyed look. https://t.co/l1Iep8l8hg
— 🫃🏼💉🇺🇦Hollaria Briden, Esq. (@HollyBriden) March 19, 2024
We remember when you had to listen to hours of grunge music to get that look.
Omg…..I’m dying 🤣
— Amy Harris (@aredharris) March 19, 2024
Did you feel joy from nice weather??!!You better not have!!!
You will not feel joy until all CO2 emissions from China are non existent and oat milk is no longer $1.25 extra at local coffee stands! Then maybe, if you’re good, you can feel joy then. MAYBE! https://t.co/8WVpvrZ3CV
Nope, not even then. They'll find something else for you to be miserable about.
Shame on you people who enjoyed a beautiful weekend in Seattle!
— FugitiveMama (@fugitivemama) March 19, 2024
“Our city should have been depressed, disconsolate, deeply disturbed this weekend. A rainy and cold weekend, on the other hand, should have caused us some joy or, at least, a thin sense of hope.”
Not a parody. 😂 https://t.co/x7H9S27QN9
From the same folks who brought you record number of homicides, drug ODs, and homeless deaths in Seattle (each over-impacting people of color), comes this little ray of sunshine...
— Change Washington (@ChangeWash) March 19, 2024
Must be fun at parties https://t.co/4PSD4rQuDO
We kind of doubt that Mudede gets invited to parties, but if he did, can't you just picture all of the finger-snapping he would be doing?
You used the words Wikipedia, socialist, British and climate i the same article… your post has no merit whatsoever… https://t.co/gamXVtUusO
— Badd Mojjo (@BaddMojjo) March 19, 2024
He definitely won Woke Buzzword Bingo for the day.
— Mo (@MartitaO) March 19, 2024
Frame that. Because it is God's honest truth.
This tweet is the one of the most dystopian things I’ve read. God forbid people enjoy a break in the gloomy weather that usually surrounds PacNW this time of year. Miserable writers projecting their miserable outlook.
— Super Human Epoch (@SuperHumanEpoch) March 19, 2024
Someone, somewhere is having fun and enjoying life in someway, and some people just can't stand that.
— Le Fleur (@tbflowers) March 19, 2024
The sky is always falling over at The Stranger. They love their misery!
— ChristannaDance 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@ChristanDance) March 19, 2024
Boy howdy, they sure do.
so glad I left seattle so I don’t have to be around people that read the stranger
— Pierre Delecto (@XennialElder) March 19, 2024
This might be the most Seattleite article ever.
— John Swift (@JohnSishere) March 19, 2024
If it's not, we shudder to think what article WOULD take that title.
Leave it to leftists to take the fun out of absolutely everything. 🤬 https://t.co/zMTNCMuV1k
— RedChick BlueState (@RCBlueState) March 19, 2024
These people are insufferable 🤦🏽 https://t.co/LjRcaTfNR9
— ToiletMarv (@ToiletMarv) March 19, 2024
While they're gettin their panties in a wad over some nice weather in March, anyone want to head to the beach? https://t.co/fi89oeLJSE
— Right Geezer (veryfide)🥶 (@GeezerRight) March 19, 2024
Right behind you, friend. We'll bring the hot dogs and the tunes if you bring the beer.
https://t.co/owjs4NIUr9 pic.twitter.com/gsO51dZMQo
— Richard (@2AAtheist) March 19, 2024
And there it is. Reality bears out what scientific studies are telling us.
If you want to be miserable, insufferable cranks at The Stranger (and on the left in general), knock yourselves out.
But if you are going out of your way to scold and try to make everyone ELSE feel miserable because of your made-up nonsense, that's where we draw the line.
We asked you all to leave us alone. You wouldn't. So, now we're just going to point and laugh at you.
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