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In reply to the discussion: Is woke a problem for us? [View all]Retrograde
(11,369 posts)35. The way the GOP is currently using it, yes
Coupled with ignorance, little to no access to any media other than Fox or Sinclair, and lack of exposure to people who are different than themselves. I don't watch much TV, and live in a comfortably blue area, and when I hear of voters claiming that kids are going to school one sex and coming back another I want to ask them, just how does that work? Don't they realize that they're talking about major surgery, which often requires weeks of preparation and multiple doctor visits? Have they ever met and talked with a trans person about their experience - the ones I know spent months transitioning: it's not done lightly.
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Shaking my damn head. "Stupid people elected a racist, sexist, rapist felon. Let's
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Nov 2024
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they deny climate change, are OK with the war on women, are not bothered by fascism
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