I’m beginning to wonder if the guilt is the precondition, rather than the immediate cause of Woke.

If conservative opinions suddenly became the marker of “status” among the elite, would they still maintain those Woke opinions? The guilt should be the same (because guilt is an internal psychological feeling), but absent the rewards of status and belonging, how many of the “mob” would switch to whatever brought them the most “rewards”. That’s why it’s such a soulless movement; built on narcissism, hypocrisy, pretense, and lies.