Common meaning:

Considering problems inherent in current social and political systems in order to come to a better understanding of the world.

Hidden meaning of the Equity religion: 

Worldview that sees nothing but power and oppression in the Western world.

Discussion:

Equity teaches that nothing exists in the Western world but power and oppression. If you have come to understand this foundational truth, then you are said to have achieved critical consciousness or to have become woke.

Like many religions, there is a moment at which you become a believer in the Equity faith. The slang term is that you have become woke or awake to the reality of this faith. The word woke is utilized in a similar way to the phrase “born again” that some denominations of Christianity use for those who have come to faith and are now Christian believers.

Many who consider themselves woke would argue that they are not religious, and they are partially right. Equity is less a typical religion that has both good and bad features, and more like a religious virus that creates nothing but replications of itself while it destroys the host.

Since all Equity knows how to do is be critical, it must be stopped before it destroys us all.