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Mr. Steve

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21. Awakened

Reply to Trueblue1968 (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2022, 11:04 AM

Jul 2022

"WOKE" is a perfect example of the dog-whistle type of speech that the semi-literate mob of self-centered conservatives respond to. It is almost fitting that rude and crude speech attracts them. Like responds to like.

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what is WOKE ??? It turns out, "Woke" is Republican-speak for an [View all] Trueblue1968 Jul 2022 OP

It's a jaded, pseudo-intellectual extension of "radical left" which can be used more widely nt Shermann Jul 2022 #1

Woke is the possession of three dimensional thought. 🤣 TheBlackAdder Jul 2022 #49

THANK YOU DU for giving my post so many recommendations & replies !!! . Thanks friends Trueblue1968 Jul 2022 #55

Well? It's a SUPERB and tremendously thought-provoking post. calimary Jul 2022 #64

Exactly Timeflyer Jul 2022 #2

sign me up! (n/t) MissMillie Jul 2022 #3

Been WOKE all my life.. and proud of it. secondwind Jul 2022 #4

One synonym might be.. thomski64 Jul 2022 #45

antonyms include "gauche". lambchopp59 Jul 2022 #61

The one thing my mom brought us up strongly on, was being considerate of other people's feelings Walleye Jul 2022 #5

Dunno. Me too as far as be considerate of others upbringing, but honesty was the highest value. TigressDem Jul 2022 #51

Define it by its opposites: SCantiGOP Jul 2022 #6

gauche lambchopp59 Jul 2022 #62

"Bleeding Heart Liberal." Kid Berwyn Jul 2022 #7

"Secular humanism" also scary! hibbing Jul 2022 #8

Woke is the new word for what used to be referred to as Politically Correct Cozmo Jul 2022 #9

+1 gulliver Jul 2022 #16

Bingo! callous taoboy Jul 2022 #25

Exactly. nt crickets Jul 2022 #34

And a big bonus for the tighty righties: easy to say and spell yonder Jul 2022 #48

yes. limbaugh used it all the time to defend racist sexist republicans and he was the biggest actual certainot Jul 2022 #57

It's just another example of the right taking a word that is in MineralMan Jul 2022 #10

Right, you are MM and there's another aspect. Kinda like an elephant in the room. jaxexpat Jul 2022 #36

Woke is the lazy man's way for describing anything you don't like while avoiding Tadpole Raisin Jul 2022 #11

That must get awkward. plimsoll Jul 2022 #26

Woke is... Takket Jul 2022 #12

Repugs use of Woke KS Toronado Jul 2022 #13

I only recently realized "woke" is the new reichwing dogwhistle word for the old "n****rlovin'" ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2022 #14

woke race traitor DBoon Jul 2022 #31

The opposite of WOKE is asleep, willfully blind, or... Martin Eden Jul 2022 #15

Woke is the normal state of Humanity. patphil Jul 2022 #17

The newest slur...it's all the repukes can do... The Unmitigated Gall Jul 2022 #18

"Woke" is bad word to begin with and was further ruined through usage gulliver Jul 2022 #19

"'Woke' is bad word to begin with" BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #23

A better question -- what's the opposite of woke? vlyons Jul 2022 #20

Awakened Mr. Steve Jul 2022 #21

"Woke" is the new "Antifa" In It to Win It Jul 2022 #22

thank you. another is im more patriotic than you or communist. AllaN01Bear Jul 2022 #24

The opposite of WOKE, of course, is ASLEEP. I wonder if any of the right-wing people PatrickforB Jul 2022 #27

From the current position of the Right... dchill Jul 2022 #50

We talked about what to say if someone says "you sound woke". TNNurse Jul 2022 #28

Once I see the word "woke" used in almost any context I stop reading. Botany Jul 2022 #29

Used to be "political correctness" said in a disparaging tone central scrutinizer Jul 2022 #30

Some people are saying Jesus Christ was "woke." sop Jul 2022 #32

They'd rather be asleep IronLionZion Jul 2022 #33

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2022 #35

Then I'm woke... lees1975 Jul 2022 #37

I'm pretty sure everything is a dog-whistle for Repukes FakeNoose Jul 2022 #38

Woke is becoming meaningless TheFarseer Jul 2022 #39

Ashli Babbitt said she was 'woke'. keithbvadu2 Jul 2022 #40

I'v been hearing people all over (eveJapan, New Zealand) using the term "woke" as kind of ultra-PC Martin68 Jul 2022 #41

Just one of many ways the repugs try to disparage anyone else SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #42

never understood llashram Jul 2022 #43

Taking the place of "Librul"? nt Ilsa Jul 2022 #44

That actually sums up the despicable behavior quite well. They hate anything progressive or helpful Evolve Dammit Jul 2022 #46

It is nothing more than another GOP trigger word for their dull-minded, hate-blinded followers Scalded Nun Jul 2022 #47

"Woke" is the latest GOP way to appropriate and demonize a word describing liberals using conflation andym Jul 2022 #52

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS NOTHING ITS RUNNING ON YoshidaYui Jul 2022 #53

I could be wrong, but it seems to me the GOP has been running on fear and hate for a long time. calimary Jul 2022 #68

agreed YoshidaYui Jul 2022 #69

"Woke" is anyone who has an opinion that is not of the Fox News Channel. Initech Jul 2022 #54

they say it like it's a bad thing. IcyPeas Jul 2022 #56

They use the word 'Woke' instead of Frostlight Jul 2022 #58

For along time it was "Bleeding Heart." soldierant Jul 2022 #59

K&R MustLoveBeagles Jul 2022 #60

There's an interesting history of the term "Woke" ... Old Crow Jul 2022 #63

Great commentary! Richard58 Jul 2022 #65

QOP are heartless thugs IngridsLittleAngel Jul 2022 #66

Worth noting that right-wingers have their own version of "woke" rlegro Jul 2022 #67