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TheRealNorth

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2. I think the reason is...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Jan 18, 2023, 06:19 PM

Jan 2023

Last edited Wed Jan 18, 2023, 07:13 PM - Edit history (1)

In the early 2010's, liberals started using the word "woke" to describe being self-aware and of the past history that led to or influenced current societal injustices. Basically, Conservatives did to "woke" what they had done to the word "liberal"- they take some extreme cases and brand the entire movement or idea using the extreme cases.

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Why 'woke' replaced 'politically correct' [View all] Nevilledog Jan 2023 OP

We are the Enlightened, they are reactionary dimwits bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #1

I think the reason is... TheRealNorth Jan 2023 #2

Here's an interesting article Nevilledog Jan 2023 #3

They have platforms in every possible social media, bible colleges, churches The_Casual_Observer Jan 2023 #4

And most Repugs are just regurgitating whatever Faux news says and don't even know flying_wahini Jan 2023 #5

"the arc of the moral universe is long" onethatcares Jan 2023 #6

I don't believe that there is any force (God, spiritual, or otherwise).... TheRealNorth Jan 2023 #7

and the neat thing is onethatcares Jan 2023 #8