Woke Capitalism dan Dampaknya secara Sosio-Politik: Perubahan Mendasar Agenda Keadilan Sosial dari Isu Ekonomi ke Politik Identitas [Woke Capitalism and Its Socio-Political Impacts: Foundational Changes of Social Justice Agenda from Economic Issues to Identity Politics]

Gusti Patading

Abstract


This journal article aims to analyze how the woke agenda enters the arena of economy and brings fundamental changes to the concept of social justice, and then further analyze the impact. The term woke, which developed in the community of the United States, symbolizes the awareness of social issues and the movement against injustice, inequality, and stereotypes. Other various terms used by the followers of this term, including diversity, equality, and inclusivity. In its development, the term also used in the pejorative fashion, in which someone is implying false, shallow, and politically driven morality. The woke capitalism itself can be defined as a corporate activism that plays the progressive tricks in front of the society while at the same time keep gaining huge benefits from the capitalism economic policy. The research method is the literature study, and the data and information acquired from written sources and analyzed qualitatively. The author finds that in the short time, corporate activism from the woke agendas may provide positive impact towards the image of the corporate and the products for the younger generation. However, in the long term it is going to be extremely difficult to make peace between the interest of identity politics with the logic and the mechanism of the market. It looks like the woke capitalism has a horrible future because the law of market logic has been proven to be sustainable during the entire history of humanity.


Bahasa Indonesia Abstract: Artikel jurnal ini hendak mengkaji bagaimana agenda woke masuk ke dalam arena ekonomi dan membawa perubahan mendasar pada konsep keadilan sosial lalu menganalisis dampaknya. Istilah woke yang berkembang dalam masyarakat Amerika Serikat melambangkan kesadaran akan isu-isu sosial dan gerakan melawan ketidakadilan, ketidaksetaraan, dan prasangka. Adapun terminologi yang khas dan jamak digunakan oleh para penganut pemikiran ini yakni keberagaman, kesetaraan, dan inklusi. Dalam perkembangannya, istilah ini digunakan pula dalam konteks makna peyoratif, yakni sesorang yang menjalankan moralitas yang keliru, dangkal dan berdasarkan pada kebenaran politis. Fenomena woke capitalism sendiri dimaknai sebagai sebagai aktivisme korporat yang memainkan trik tampil progresif di hadapan masyarakat sembari tetap memperoleh keuntungan besar dari kebijakan ekonomi kapitalis. Metode penelitian ini adalah dengan menggunakan studi literatur, data dan informasi yang diperoleh dari sumber-sumber tertulis diolah secara kualitatif. Penulis menemukan bahwa dalam jangka pendek, aktivisme perusahaan dalam agenda-agenda woke mungkin memberi dampak positif pada meningkatnya citra dari perusahaan dan produknya di kalangan generasi muda. Namun, dalam jangka panjang, sangat sulit untuk mendamaikan kepentingan politik identitas dengan mekanisme dan logika pasar. Woke capitalism nampak memiliki masa depan yang suram karena hukum logika pasar sudah terbukti langgeng sepanjang sejarah peradaban manusia.


Keywords


Kapitalisme; Capitalism; Marxisme; Marxism; Woke Capitalism; Keadilan Sosial; Social Justice; Pemikir Kiri; Leftist; Teori Ras Kritis; Critical Race Theory



DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.19166/verity.v16i31.8787

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