VDH is one of my favorite thinkers. Here is an article he wrote at the Epoch Times:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-10-radical-new-rules-that-are-changing-america_3757962.html?utm_source=pushengage

I specifically pulled this quote of his:
"10. ‘Wokeness’ is the new religion, growing faster and larger than Christianity. Its priesthood outnumbers the clergy and exercises far more power. Silicon Valley is the new Vatican, and Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter are the new gospels.
Americans privately fear these rules, while publicly appearing to accept them. They still could be transitory and invite a reaction. Or they are already near-permanent and institutionalized.
The answer determines whether a constitutional republic continues as once envisioned, or warps into something never imagined by those who created it."

Isn't VDH great?! I particularly agree with the part about Americans privately fear these rules. The weak don't resent cancel culture and wokeness, they merely fear them. We all know that if you keep your mouth shut you can get along just a little longer than the innocent person being kicked.

But with social media having a detailed profile on every person, and with the introduction to facial recognition, you can't hide any more. They know where we are, they know what we liked on Facebook, they know how long we stayed on what website. That information has even become a transaction these social media platforms have sold to China.

We are being warped into a country we couldn't have imagined ten years ago. What is coming will be even more unthinkable, and draconian. That's the bad news, the good news is that human beings have been through a lot worse, and every evil kingdom is built to fall. Sooner or later, it doesn't have the principle to stand.