In President Trump's America, where common sense is making a comeback, one truth has become crystal clear: the woke ideology that poisoned our culture for years runs on one toxic fuel — ungratefulness. And normal, hardworking Americans have had enough of it.
While Trump's second administration works to restore sanity to our institutions, a growing chorus of voices is calling out the destructive nature of wokeness that treats every achievement as evidence of oppression and every opportunity as a trap. The ideology doesn't just point to problems — it obsesses over them, turning progress into an illusion and gratitude into complicity.
Social media users are leading the charge against this poisonous mindset. "Gratitude signals sanity. Wokeness bans it," posted one observer on X, pointing to how even triumph gets treated like trauma under the woke worldview. "Michelle Obama's public voice says it all... and the audience eventually walks away."
The pattern is everywhere you look. In Hollywood, publishing, and even niche communities like the Horror Writers Association, merit takes a backseat to identity politics. As one critic noted, organizations are being accused of "virtue signaling" by prioritizing inclusion over actual talent, abandoning the principles that once made American institutions great.
Another social media post perfectly captured the woke playbook: "New > Old, Guilt > Gratitude, Victimhood > Accountability." The post continued, "Wokeness is designed to bring you as far away from humility as possible. Why? Because humility is the only path to the Truth."
That's exactly what President Trump understood when he launched his campaign to Make America Great Again — twice. While the left wallowed in grievance and taught our children to hate their own country, Trump reminded us of what makes America exceptional: opportunity, merit, and yes, gratitude for the blessings of liberty.
As Trump's team continues dismantling the woke apparatus that infected our military, schools, and government agencies, everyday Americans are rediscovering the power of appreciation over victimhood. The question isn't whether wokeness will survive Trump's second term — it's how quickly we can restore the gratitude and common sense that built the greatest nation on Earth.