<p>Get access to The Backroom (Almost 90+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime</p><p>In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by American sociologist Musa Al-Gharbi to discuss his book &quot;<a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691232607/we-have-never-been-woke?srsltid=AfmBOorRYPTLBO11wVB0rGrFMRQb1gAUyZWf56m_UsX4ama5YAYH9gJ2" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">We Have Never Been Woke</a>&quot; which is by far the most scholarly work on the topic of “wokeness.” Al‑Gharbi provides a materialist theory of the economics and social dynamics that drive what we call &quot;wokeism&quot; and the great disconnect between what he calls “symbolic capitalists” (the section of the Professional Managerial Class within discourse/symbol generating industries like Media, Academia, Art, and Entertainment) and the rest of society. Al-Gharbi&#39;s book provides rigorous empirical research on social attitudes, class structures, and identifies four patterns that he calls &quot;the great awokenings&quot; which are driven by &quot;elite overproduction&quot; and liberals and leftists appear the same to so many people.</p><p><br></p><p>In <strong>The Backroom</strong> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/OneDime" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">on Patreon</a>), Musa and I continue the conversation by connecting Musa’s materialist socio-economic theory of Wokeness and Symbolic Capitalists to Tony’s Genealogy of Wokeism essay, plus additional examples, arguments, and pushback that we did not have time for on the main episode.</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00:00  Changing Minds vs Material Conditions (The Backroom Preview)</p><p>00:05:34  An Empirical Theory of Wokeism </p><p>00:14:41  Who are The “Symbolic Capitalists”?</p><p>00:23:55  Top 20% not just the 1%</p><p>00:33:45  Elite overproduction and intra-elite competition</p><p>00:38:31  The 2010s The Great Awokening </p><p>00:53:58  Is “woke” dead? Tech backlash, Trump era shifts</p><p>00:59:14  The Four Great Awokenings, mapped</p><p>01:00:04  First Awokening (1920s–30s): identity politics before the 60s</p><p>01:03:51  Orwell’s warning</p><p>01:07:02  Progressive paternalism and Managerial politics </p><p>01:15:41  Turning Standpoint Epistimology back on elites</p><p>01:19:31  Policing, crime, and what Black voters actually want</p><p>01:24:10  Do Woke People believe in Woke ideas? Does Sincerity Matter?</p><p>01:28:19  What about the bottom 80%? </p><p>01:33:19  Diversity and Totemic Capital</p><p>01:36:49  Backroom teaser: Tony’s Genealogy of Wokeism Essay</p><p><br></p><p>GUEST:</p><p>Musa Al-Gharbi (American sociologist), author of *We Have Never Been Woke*</p><p>• Book announcement and links: https://musaalgharbi.substack.com/p/we-have-never-been-woke-available-now</p><p>• Musa’s website: <a href="https://musaalgharbi.com">https://musaalgharbi.com</a></p><p>Musa’s Substack: <a href="https://musaalgharbi.substack.com/">https://musaalgharbi.substack.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>FOLLOW 1Dime:</p><p>• Substack (Articles and Essays): https://substack.com/@tonyof1dime</p><p>• X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial</p><p>• Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tonyof1dime/">https://www.instagram.com/tonyof1dime/</a></p><p>• Check out my main channel videos: https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee</p><p><br></p><p>Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.</p>