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moondust

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16. Another chew toy.

Reply to gulliver (Original post)

Sat Jul 17, 2021, 12:43 PM

Jul 2021

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Why do Republicans use "woke" so much now? [View all] gulliver Jul 2021 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2021 #1

They have been using the terms bottomofthehill Jul 2021 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2021 #15

It isn't a new word though. Caliman73 Jul 2021 #23

Woke is the new SJW, which is the new Politically Correct. Aristus Jul 2021 #3

Yep, whiny buzzword du jour... Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #14

Dog whistle. LakeArenal Jul 2021 #4

They steal the terms. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2021 #5

Appropriating a label and then demonizing it, is a very effective means of influencing people andym Jul 2021 #19

Appropriating... Cracklin Charlie Jul 2021 #21

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 Then we sit back and don't respond uponit7771 Jul 2021 #28

They will just steal your response. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2021 #30

True, that's why its important to define them first and put them on the defense. The community uponit7771 Jul 2021 #35

They are angry about awakenings, prefering to be asleep sanatanadharma Jul 2021 #6

Coopting the opposition message jmbar2 Jul 2021 #7

Maybe the term made the concept clear to them, and that brought them Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #8

Trying to improve their vocabulary to 200 words! BlueJac Jul 2021 #9

Probably Russian disinformation RainCaster Jul 2021 #10

Except they've been doing this crap since long before the Russkies dipped their fingers in JHB Jul 2021 #17

It's a wink to the QAnons. hamsterjill Jul 2021 #11

Qs didn't start that word. It evolved out of the Black community. brush Jul 2021 #12

The first I ever saw it was two QAnon crazies hamsterjill Jul 2021 #29

It is much easier to get people to define what they are NOT rather than what they are Apollo Zeus Jul 2021 #13

Another chew toy. moondust Jul 2021 #16

They want their cult to prefer to stay asleep alphafemale Jul 2021 #18

Appropriating a word/phrase and then demonizing it, is a very effective means of influencing people andym Jul 2021 #20

Because it fits on a bumper sticker lame54 Jul 2021 #22

BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO OVERTHROW OUR GOVERNMENT AND WANT TO DISTRACT YOU WITH PROPAGANDA Edwcraig Jul 2021 #24

Because they never had an original thought in their entire miserable lives. 11 Bravo Jul 2021 #25

They obviously prefer people be asleep... Marrah_Goodman Jul 2021 #26

I think they would gain a much larger following Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #27

It's their new 4-letter word MissMillie Jul 2021 #31

Because they're DEAD, Jim Dirty Socialist Jul 2021 #32

Not sure, but it sure makes it easier to spot a Free Republic sock puppet when they infiltrate DU Generic Brad Jul 2021 #33

because to them it means EDUCATED Skittles Jul 2021 #34