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49. I learned a glossed over version of slavery in grammar school

Wed Apr 27, 2022, 09:41 AM

Apr 2022

and got a taste of what the real thing was like at 10 when I visited the slave auction museum in Charleston, SC. I realized school history was rubbish and developed a passion for it on my own, learned about the genocidal Indian Wars and the massive corruption inherent in all wars in high school. Then I moved to Boston and learned about block busting, red lining, and slumlords, mostly the hard way. I've been awake to the screw job POC have gotten for a very long time. I'm also awake of the damage done to me as a woman.

Just don't call me "woke." I have much less faith in current social, cultural, religions, and political institutions than they do.

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What is "woke," and why do Republicans hate it so much? [View all] vlyons Apr 2022 OP

Consider the opposite of 'woke' EYESORE 9001 Apr 2022 #1

yes, what does it say about those for whom "woke" is something awful? vlyons Apr 2022 #9

The Republican oppessors don't want their victims to become aware ("woke") NCjack Apr 2022 #46

Actually atreides1 Apr 2022 #54

Republicans prefer brain dead zombies. patphil Apr 2022 #51

Or, perhaps "asleep" tinrobot Apr 2022 #56

Sleep Walking or maybe Zombified. mackdaddy Apr 2022 #57

The irony is, white Christians have also been singing hymns to "wokeness" for centuries. Beastly Boy Apr 2022 #2

Exactly Rebl2 Apr 2022 #42

Excellent post. Baitball Blogger Apr 2022 #3

"woke" means you care about and are nice to their Americans (and people in general) RAB910 Apr 2022 #4

ehank you. " fear is the mind killer " dune . AllaN01Bear Apr 2022 #12

The GOP was inspired by this quote from Yoda RAB910 Apr 2022 #16

It's basically the updated version of their hatred for anything "politically correct". tanyev Apr 2022 #20

Yes. I was brought up to be considerate of other people's feelings. Apparently they weren't Walleye Apr 2022 #23

Racists seem to be the first to commandeer cool ethnic stuff Marthe48 Apr 2022 #36

Basically yes, but a little more than that, which is really important. Caliman73 Apr 2022 #59

I'm fated to never be awakened. But I am woke. Joinfortmill Apr 2022 #5

They did the same thing with the word entitlements. Emile Apr 2022 #6

"Entitlements" covers anything you are entitled to by law if you qualify JHB Apr 2022 #37

+1 spot on! Emile Apr 2022 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #55

And the word liberal... druidity33 Apr 2022 #61

Gingrich use to roll the word liberal off his tongue like he was puking. Emile Apr 2022 #62

If it is Black slang, they just use it as a code for their racism as everything else Walleye Apr 2022 #7

I was unaware it was black slang, I would have credited it more with a Bhuddist mind set, 2Gingersnaps Apr 2022 #17

What I mean by "they don't know what they are doing" is vlyons Apr 2022 #30

I'm a comic book fan, and this trend has made me realize how many comic book fans Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2022 #8

Yep, and it's all wrapped up in some weird pop-psych reasons people act the way they do...nt Wounded Bear Apr 2022 #34

Because they benefit from not having it IronLionZion Apr 2022 #10

LBJ had it right. Make the lowest white man feel like he's better than the best black man. Walleye Apr 2022 #24

i the following badges with pride,, communist pinko pig by a high school instructor. AllaN01Bear Apr 2022 #11

Thank you for your post, vlyons. It's so hard for me not to hate them right back, and this was LaMouffette Apr 2022 #13

I frequently imagine that the Dalai Lama is right beside me, vlyons Apr 2022 #31

So, being anti-woke is simply a return to the narrow-minded superstitions of the Dark Ages? sop Apr 2022 #14

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu. FalloutShelter Apr 2022 #15

To Republicans, being 'woke" is a THREAT to their rule. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2022 #18

Love your thread. gab13by13 Apr 2022 #19

Although some of the compassion stuff is not what we can do today, vlyons Apr 2022 #32

They don't hate it. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2022 #21

Yes, no originality that's a big part of it. Plus they love the black culture, and hate admitting it Walleye Apr 2022 #26

They steal everything. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2022 #40

Indeed, the New Testament was "woke" Zambero Apr 2022 #22

Many fell asleep in the church pew during the sermon about blessed are the peasemakers. vlyons Apr 2022 #35

The new testament woke????? Farmer-Rick Apr 2022 #43

I wish that a Magat would call me woke, gab13by13 Apr 2022 #25

They always believe they will be able to force their rights through violence Walleye Apr 2022 #27

Just new christofascist newspeak for politically correct. Thomas Hurt Apr 2022 #28

Rightwing strategy is to turn something positive into a pejorative Martin Eden Apr 2022 #29

It's called the "Luntzification" of political speech. sop Apr 2022 #41

Very true. And sadly it works. The Democratic party did great Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2022 #44

Repigs bdamomma Apr 2022 #33

What it really means is not an issue for them. dchill Apr 2022 #38

Quite. When some Republican talks about 'them woke libruls,' PatrickforB Apr 2022 #39

Asleep at the wheel. sop Apr 2022 #45

Sometimes DownriverDem Apr 2022 #47

My general understanding Mad_Machine76 Apr 2022 #48

I learned a glossed over version of slavery in grammar school Warpy Apr 2022 #49

Excellent Post greblach Apr 2022 #50

"Woke" in their usage is a command word to elicit a conditioned response. Midnight Writer Apr 2022 #53

Woke, Snowflake, Fake News, Cancel Culture. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2022 #58

it means educated Skittles Apr 2022 #60

Right-wingers and others make new definitions. betsuni Apr 2022 #63

Hope John doesn't mind my posting this here........ NowsTheTime May 2022 #64