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angrychair

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7. I agree it started as a progressive term

Reply to allegorical oracle (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 12, 2024, 03:03 PM

Dec 12

But it has now been weaponized by the right and they are now repeating it ad nauseum and I'm just tired of hearing it. I mean everything from the movies I watch to what I eat for breakfast is "woke" and I'm just done. Let's wrap it up and move on.

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"Woke" [View all] angrychair Dec 12 OP

Anti-woke simply means anti-Black ThePartyThatListens Dec 12 #1

Absolutely angrychair Dec 12 #2

Ask them to explain woke The Wizard Dec 12 #3

A simple definition for something that vexes the right so much. Dennis Donovan Dec 12 #4

I woke in the 1960s. To me, it's always been synonymous with figuring out just allegorical oracle Dec 12 #5

I agree it started as a progressive term angrychair Dec 12 #7

Democrats are running away from it the way they ran away from the accusations of being Liberals, Baitball Blogger Dec 12 #6

There is no going back angrychair Dec 12 #8

That's the difference between the right and the left. Baitball Blogger Dec 12 #12

No, that word is poison angrychair Dec 12 #14

Just out of curiousity, may I ask if you have skin in the game? Baitball Blogger Dec 12 #15

And you can thank Christopher Rufo--and the various "think" tanks... keep_left Dec 12 #9

Jesus Christ preaches riverbendviewgal Dec 12 #10

At least we don't have to hear about CRT (Critical Race Theory) anymore. Midnight Writer Dec 12 #11

It's a racist dogwhistle. usonian Dec 12 #13

That's what we should have led with. Baitball Blogger Dec 12 #16

Ever since "The Southern Strategy" the GOP would get fewer votes than the Green Party without racism at its core. (IMO) usonian Dec 12 #17