Social progressivism is predicated on the notion that there are people who hold the correct opinions and are therefore good, then there are people who are evil by virtue of having the wrong opinions. From there, it should be unsurprising that woke movements tend to attract extremely self-righteous people of less-than-stellar personal moral standing. In an increasingly secular world, social liberalism offers, in the eyes of its adherents, a viable path to religious deliverance from the worldly vices of others.

Unfortunately, rather than amending their behavior to fit the humanistic ideals they claim to hold dear, many use progressivism as a veneer to disguise their own nastiness. Their so-called advocacy becomes a vehicle to bully, disparage, and ostracize those they dislike.