Resources
Examples of recommended sources where you can read more about the problematic natures of intersectionality, “wokeism”, and “progressive” politics more generally by other fellow (usually left-leaning!) classical liberals are listed below. Nonvegan contributors are listed first (as the most authoritative sources in terms of critiques of wokeism (e.g., from academics etc.), followed by vegan contributors and groups.
By academics/thinkers/journalists critical of intersectionality and wokeism (but presumably not vegan):
- Exemplar books:
- Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose & James Lindsay
- The Identity Trap by Yascha Mounk
- Woke Racism by John McWhorter
- On understanding intersectionality and its problems
- On understanding “wokeism”
- Helen Pluckrose – The truth about woke: This insidious, illiberal ideology has nothing to do with protecting the marginalised
- The Equiano Project – The Future Of Centre-Left Politics
- Kathleen Stock – Why reality should matter for the Left
- Don’t Divide Us does a great glossary
- Africa Brooke – An open letter: Why I’m leaving the cult of wokeism
- Kiyah Willis – My Journey From Wokeness to Rational Thinking
- Brianna Wu – Progressive Activist Speaks Out Against Woke Madness
- Katharine Birbalsingh – An Inside Look At The UK's Strictest School
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali – various videos
- On historical inaccuracies and half truths
- History Reclaimed – Distortion of Glasgow’s Imperial History
- History Reclaimed – Distortion of Glasgow’s Imperial History
By non-intersectional vegans
- Jordan Martin (founder of Vegan Camp Out) - talk on cancel culture
- George Martin (CarnismDebunked) (e.g., see Veganism is NOT a left-wing movement (5 Reasons))
- Vegan Ariel (e.g., see Banned from The Vegan Society!)
- Unnatural Vegan (e.g., see numerous “controversial” videos here)
- Liberty Vegan videos
- Patricia Nonis’ (aka That Vegan Lawyer) videos
- Some of Earthling Ed’s videos
- Non-intersectional veganism (Facebook group)
- Conservative Vegans (political group)
- Right-wing vegans (Facebook group)
- Conservative Vegetarians & Vegans (Facebook group)
- Conservative Vegans UK (Facebook group)
- Vegans for Israel (Facebook group)