John Cleese, 82, sparks debate as he brands wokeism a 'problem' and 'threat to democracy'

express.co.uk:

John has interacted with fans over a concern for wokeism and it’s potential threat to “liberal democracy”.The star, who has amassed 5.7 million followers on Twitter alone, first sent out a tweet calling for fans, or “twits” as he referred to them, to make him laugh.

Now, almost a month later, Cleese has resurrected a debate amongst his followers.The original tweet, which John has recently replied to, took aim at the actor and his opinions, calling him out for going to “war against wokeism.”Replying to the Twitter user, who goes by @greaggrhys, John replied: “Wokes may not think that trying to undermine the key principle of liberal democracy matters, but I do.“It may not be quite as important a problem as global warming, but it's the only one that I know something about.”Reaffirming his stance on the concept of wokeism, John sparked a debate, with individuals from across Twitter, all with differing opinions on the matter challenging his views, and him coming back at them.One user, @tucsonmike tweeted at the star: “I briefly cover Wokeism in the book I wrote Monty Python Ruined My Life.“Wokeism is as dangerous to Liberal Democracy as Facsism.“The only difference is the fork in the road.

I'm writing a Dystopian Novel based on this. I figure if both extemes hate me, I must be doing well.”The strongly worded stance on the issue was again commented on by John, who replied: “I don't think I agree that they are equal threats.“But the threat to liberal democratic principles coming from Wokeism must not be underrated“Any kind of binary thinking is a challenge to reality, and is a core element of prejudice of all kinds.”With many in the same mindset as the comic, who starred in a co-wrote sitcom Fawlty Towers, others continued to.