According to David Brooks of ''[[The New York Times]]'':
According to David Brooks of ''[[The New York Times]]'':
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{{cquote|"To be woke is to be radically aware and justifiably paranoid. It is to be cognizant of the rot pervading the power structures. The woke manner shares cool’s rebel posture, but it is the opposite of cool in certain respects. Cool was politically detached, but being a social activist is required for being woke. Cool was individualistic, but woke is nationalistic and collectivist. Cool was emotionally reserved; woke is angry, passionate and indignant. Cool was morally ambiguous; woke seeks to establish a clear marker for what is unacceptable."<ref>{{cite news|first=David |last=Brooks|title=How Cool Works in America Today|work=New York Times|date=July 25, 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/opinion/how-cool-works-in-america-today.html?ref=opinion&_r=0|accessdate=}}</ref>}}
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{{cquote|To be woke is to be radically aware and justifiably paranoid. It is to be cognizant of the rot pervading the power structures. The woke manner shares cool’s rebel posture, but it is the opposite of cool in certain respects. Cool was politically detached, but being a social activist is required for being woke. Cool was individualistic, but woke is nationalistic and collectivist. Cool was emotionally reserved; woke is angry, passionate and indignant. Cool was morally ambiguous; woke seeks to establish a clear marker for what is unacceptable.<ref>{{cite news|first=David |last=Brooks|title=How Cool Works in America Today|work=New York Times|date=July 25, 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/opinion/how-cool-works-in-america-today.html?ref=opinion&_r=0|accessdate=}}</ref>}}