The West Is Under Attack By Woke Culture - Konstantin Kisin

Konstantin Kisin is a podcaster and an author. The West has had a bad run over the last few years with accusations, every ism and obia under the sun. Having grown up in the Soviet Union however, Konstantin has a unique perspective on just how bad a nation can be and has some home truths to remind everyone of. Expect to learn whether we should be bothered that Jordan Peterson and Dave Rubin are banned from Twitter, why the term Political Correctness has some very communist roots, how a Russian disinformation agent predicted everything we're seeing in 2022, whether we've passed peak woke, if both-sidesism is a grift and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 2 weeks Free Access to the State App at https://bit.ly/statewisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://bit.ly/cbdwisdom (use code: MW20) Extra Stuff: Buy An Immigrant's Love Letter To The West - https://amzn.to/3yJZEFf Follow Konstantin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #russia #west #freedom - 00:00 Intro 00:21 Jordan Peterson & Dave Rubin Banned From Twitter 06:34 How Konstantin’s New Book Compares with Douglas Murray’s 12:18 Moving to the UK from the Soviet Union 16:39 Konstantin’s Views on Immigration 20:59 How the Media Encourages Extreme Views 29:36 Are We Past Woke? 33:52 Is the UK Racist? 44:07 The West is Demonstrating Weakness 48:49 Who is Yuri Bezmenov? 59:39 Where To Find Konstantin - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Jul 14, 20221h 0mWatch on YouTube ↗

WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

Immigrant comedian warns West: woke dogma weakens civilization’s defenses

Konstantin Kisin argues that contemporary ‘woke’ politics and online censorship mirror aspects of Soviet-era political correctness, where speech is policed to enforce an ideological party line rather than truth or politeness.
He contends that Western societies are uniquely free and tolerant by historical standards, yet have cultivated a culture of self‑hatred, racialized thinking, and institutionalized double standards that erode social cohesion and resilience.
Kisin links this internal cultural fragmentation to external geopolitical risk, claiming that adversaries like Russia and China exploit Western distraction and division, and that such weakness emboldened moves like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Despite this, he believes the West can recover by re‑centering moderation over extremes, restoring free speech norms, reforming institutions and education, and rekindling appreciation for Western achievements and shared identity.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Modern ‘wokeness’ echoes Soviet political correctness by prioritizing ideology over truth.

Kisin argues that political correctness was designed in the USSR and Maoist China to enforce the party line; today’s bans for ‘deadnaming’ or misgendering reflect the same logic—punishing factually accurate statements if they conflict with prevailing ideology.

Twitter’s speech rules shape broader cultural norms and real‑world censorship.

He maintains that because elite discourse and media narratives are driven by Twitter, platform moderation decisions cascade into news agendas, institutional policies, and people’s willingness to allow or disinvite controversial voices offline.

The West is historically exceptional for minority rights, yet is taught to see itself as uniquely racist.

Drawing on his own experience of mild racism and broad acceptance in Britain, Kisin insists that Anglosphere countries remain the best places for minorities, but conceptual inflation and professionalized ‘DEI’ industries magnify and redefine racism to sustain a crisis narrative.

Uncontrolled or undemocratically managed immigration undermines public trust in democracy.

He supports modest, skills‑based, legal immigration chosen by citizens (citing Australia) and humane refugee support near conflict zones, but warns that mass illegal entries and ignored voter preferences fuel resentment and political backlash.

Extremes on both left and right are dangerous, but currently the far left is more institutionally empowered.

Kisin fears the far right more if both sides were equally strong due to its comfort with violence, yet says today the radical left is backed by major corporations and institutions, driving overreach that may provoke a harsh right‑wing reaction.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

Political correctness is saying to people, 'Yes, what you're saying may be factually correct, but it is inconvenient to the party line. It is politically incorrect.'

— Konstantin Kisin

We live in one of the most welcoming, tolerant, open societies in the history of the world. Maybe we should just pause for a moment and appreciate that before we beat ourselves up.

— Konstantin Kisin

Most of the culture war consists of people sneering at the other side's extremists.

— Chris Williamson

No great society can survive the destruction of its own culture from within.

— Konstantin Kisin

If we continue down this path, we're gonna end up in a bad place… but if we can bring the pendulum back to a sensible moderate position, we have absolutely nothing to fear from anybody.

— Konstantin Kisin

Twitter censorship, political correctness, and the legacy of Soviet ‘struggle sessions’Origins and purpose of political correctness in Soviet and Maoist systemsWokeness, identity politics, and their impact on Western institutions and cultureImmigration, national sovereignty, and democratic control of bordersRacism, diversity, and Kisin’s immigrant experience in the UKFar left vs. far right extremism, ‘both-sidesism’, and political moderationGeopolitics: Russia, China, Yuri Bezmenov, and cultural subversion of the West

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