From my read of the article, aggressively performative moralism from either political side is bad. If we see it as human nature, then changes in political winds will do nothing to eliminate the underlying need for that kind of behavior.
I do find it interesting that this kind of counter-reaction from the right is happening during a period where the left initiatives has mostly lost steam. As the quoted article says, Wokeness is already in retreat. Universities got in hot water over all the pre-filtering of students based on gender, race and religion. Companies has lost interest in diversity hiring, and moderation/banning on social media is no longer seen as the silver bullet. The code of conduct wave has lost speed, and the rush to eliminate "bad" terminologies from standards seems to have lost interests.
It's been two weeks. If Trump's second administration is anything like his first, he'll have his executive orders rescinded the second his butt leaves the seat and both sides will start sharpening their knives. We'll be lucky if Trump's rhetoric doesn't kill any more pregnant protestors this time around.
America's GOP ironically faces the same issue as the DNC, at this point. They can't elect a candidate that actually supports their beliefs, but they can get people to vote for an extremist that pretends to represent them. Today's conservatives have basically declared bankruptcy on the GOP's belief in smaller government, free trade and imperial detente. It's gotten to the point that "wokeness" is a relatively rational alternative if it means staying in NATO and not harassing the EU/Canada.
I do find it interesting that this kind of counter-reaction from the right is happening during a period where the left initiatives has mostly lost steam. As the quoted article says, Wokeness is already in retreat. Universities got in hot water over all the pre-filtering of students based on gender, race and religion. Companies has lost interest in diversity hiring, and moderation/banning on social media is no longer seen as the silver bullet. The code of conduct wave has lost speed, and the rush to eliminate "bad" terminologies from standards seems to have lost interests.