Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam
There’s a new invisible force at work in our economic and cultural lives. It affects every advertisement we see and every product we buy, from our morning coffee to a new pair of shoes. “Stakeholder capitalism” makes rosy promises of a better, more diverse, environmentally-friendly world, but in reality this ideology championed by America’s business and political leaders robs us of our money, our voice, and our identity.
Vivek Ramaswamy is a traitor to his class. He’s founded multibillion-dollar enterprises, led a biotech company as CEO, he became a hedge fund partner in his 20s, trained as a scientist at Harvard and a lawyer at Yale, and grew up the child of immigrants in a small town in Ohio. Now he takes us behind the scenes into corporate boardrooms and five-star conferences, into Ivy League classrooms and secretive nonprofits, to reveal the defining scam of our century.
The modern woke-industrial complex divides us as a people. By mixing morality with consumerism, America’s elites prey on our innermost insecurities about who we really are. They sell us cheap social causes and skin-deep identities to satisfy our hunger for a cause and our search for meaning, at a moment when we as Americans lack both.
This book not only rips back the curtain on the new corporatist agenda, it offers a better way forward. America’s elites may want to sort us into demographic boxes, but we don’t have to stay there. Woke, Inc. begins as a critique of stakeholder capitalism and ends with an exploration of what it means to be an American in 2021—a journey that begins with cynicism and ends with hope.
"Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam" by Vivek Ramaswamy is a searing indictment of the corporate world's embrace of social justice ideology. Ramaswamy, a successful entrepreneur and former hedge fund manager, argues that woke capitalism is a dangerous perversion of the free market system that is undermining American values and institutions.
Ramaswamy begins by tracing the history of woke capitalism, from its roots in the civil rights movement to its current manifestation in the boardrooms of major corporations. He shows how woke corporations have used their power and influence to advance a radical agenda that prioritizes identity politics over meritocracy, diversity quotas over individual achievement, and political correctness over free speech.
Ramaswamy argues that woke capitalism is not only bad for business, but also bad for society as a whole. He shows how woke corporations have created a climate of fear and self-censorship, stifled innovation and creativity, and divided Americans along racial, ethnic, and gender lines. He also warns that woke capitalism is a threat to our democracy, as it undermines the principles of individual liberty and equality under the law.
Ramaswamy concludes by calling for a return to the principles of free market capitalism, which he believes are the best way to promote economic growth, social mobility, and individual freedom. He urges Americans to reject woke capitalism and to support businesses that are committed to meritocracy, diversity, and inclusion.
"Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam" is a must-read for anyone who is concerned about the future of capitalism and the American way of life. Ramaswamy's incisive analysis of woke capitalism is a wake-up call for all Americans who believe in the principles of liberty, equality, and individual achievement.
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