The Woke Mind Virus By Chris Knight (Florida)

One of the main destructive forces in the West is political correctness, now called woke. It is a direct evolution of the Leftist mind virus that has taken over most of the institutions of the West, from the universities to the legal system. In fact, the long march through the institutions began by taking over the universities, which was wrapped up in the 1960s. Since that time, conservatives have been culled from the universities, so that one will not find any critics of immigration, for example in US, and certainly not Australian universities.

This woke mind virus though comes with its own psychological costs. A recent study from Finland, a country not as woke as Australia and the US, found a positive correlation between wokeness and the depression and anxiety states of individuals. The study examined 5,851 individuals who practiced the woke religion, finding statistically significant levels of depression and anxiety. This is predictable, since woke goes quite contrary to human nature, and imposes severe restrains upon human conduct and what can be thought. One would live a life on the edge, always being careful what one said, in case superiors in the woke hierarchy catch one out for punishment. And sacking, as was seen with the Covid plandemic.

It is enough to make anyone depressed and anxious!

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/woke-mind-virus-causes-anxiety-depression-new-study-reveals

"A new study from psychological researchers in Finland, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, finds a positive correlation between an individual's commitment to social justice beliefs, including "intersectionality," "antiracism," and "wokeness," and experiencing a life full of anxiety and depression.

As the 'woke mind virus' spreads like cancer across Western nations, there are new concerns about a developing mental health crisis. This is because the study, titled "Construction and validation of a scale for assessing critical social justice attitudes," finds an elevated risk of anxiety and depression in the Finnish population who practice the so-called "woke" religion.

"I had been paying attention to a development in American universities, where a new discourse on social justice became prevalent in the 2010s," said study author Oskari Lahtinen, a senior researcher at the INVEST Research Flagship Centre at the University of Turku, who PsyPost quoted.

Lahtinen continued:

"While critical social justice (or intersectional or 'woke') discourse draws mainly from dynamics within American society, it has now surfaced in other Western countries as well. The arrival of a critical social justice (often called 'woke') discourse sparked much debate in Finnish media in the last couple of years."

"This debate was largely data-free and it could thus be considered a worthwhile question to study how prevalent these attitudes are. No reliable and valid instrument existed prior to the study to assess the extent and prevalence of these attitudes in different populations, so I set out to develop one."

The study surveyed 851 adults, primarily affiliated with the University of Turku. Following adjustments, the survey was expanded to over 5,000 participants via Finland's largest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat.

This is where Lahtinen found a correlation between respondents agreeing with woke statements and problems with metal health.

Take, for example, this statement: "If white people have on average a higher income than black people, it is because of racism," which showed the largest positive correlation with anxiety and depression. It also had the largest negative correlation with happiness.

Another finding of the study shows that wokeism is less widespread in Finland than it appears to be on media outlets and social media. The main finding is that the general population is still cautious about being a social justice warrior."