In my last essay I discussed Deconstruction in term of it being a philosophical strategy. You can find that essay here. In this essay I’d like to show what deconstruction looks like. That is, I want to explain a number of way in which people attempt to use deconstruction to attack, undermine, subvert and dissolve the meaning of concepts, arguments, ideal, ideologies, claims an assertions that they do not agree with. My goal here is to paint a picture of the sorts of moves that are made be people in the culture who are engaged in various deconstructive maneuvers. This is not going to be an exhaustive survey of how Jacques Derrida (the father of deconstruction) thought about and understood deconstruction.
By far the most common tactic is casually the tossing out the accusation of a "dog whistle" whereby the woke accuser is saying, despite your message being clear I refuse to take it at face value; rather I am going to put words in your mouth that you did not say, and give it credibility by calling what you said a dog whistle.
Understanding Woke Tactics Pt. 5: How Deconstruction is Done in the Culture.
Thanks Mr Distance for the article. Ideas for future articles:
- Links to more book reviews (I enjoyed the one by John Searle).
- What would a philosopher from the past think of today’s world.
- Did philosophers from the past practise what they preach? What were their home lives like?
Excellent piece. Got some typos in there, needs light editing.
By far the most common tactic is casually the tossing out the accusation of a "dog whistle" whereby the woke accuser is saying, despite your message being clear I refuse to take it at face value; rather I am going to put words in your mouth that you did not say, and give it credibility by calling what you said a dog whistle.