And the process of becoming more enlightened than you were before did not originate in the 1930s, pursuing a spiritual journey to the inner self and taking personal accountability for one’s actions hails back to the beginnings of humanity. Cancel culture is not recent, although the term is, human have been ostracizing each other, or even putting someone out of the tribe for eons (i.e. excommunication). To argue over who is woke and who isn’t, or whether we should call it this or that, is a waste of energy. Fundamentally, we could be asking ourselves, is what I’m thinking, believing, saying or doing harmful to myself and others? If the answer is yes, then stop and choose something else. Repeat, endlessly.