Exactly. "Woke" is the opposite of love/compassion/kindness. It's all about control, rage, judgment. It's inherently anti-Democratic. I'm not saying Republicans are the answer. But neither is Wokeism.
Exactly. "Woke" is the opposite of love/compassion/kindness. It's all about control, rage, judgment. It's inherently anti-Democratic. I'm not saying Republicans are the answer. But neither is Wokeism.
There are as many definitions of 'woke' as there are people trying to define it, but mostly it's an us vs them term in actual use. You say it's anti-Democratic, with capital D. Other guy speaks as if it were Jesus compassion... Thinking in terms of woke meaning 'awake' it means to be alert and honest in seeing each new how the world operates. One side uses it to bash people for their opinions; the other side uses it seek to get people to have informed opinions. As for me I'd rather be awake than have my head stuck in the sand of whatever the latest conspiracy theory might be. If that means I am woke then woke is a good thing.
Conspiracy theories on both sides my friend. One believes that the 2020 election was stolen; other side believes there are no biological differences between men and women, or that trans women can menstruate
No one that I know of thinks either that there are no biological differences between men and women or that trans women menstruate. If your friends or acquaintances think those things, they need to read a basic book on physiology.
The MAGAt/GOP use of "woke" is all that, but its original use has nothing to do with that. Take some time to understand what it is and where it comes from. For myself, I'm staying woke--and liberal, and progressive, and dedicated to objectivity, facts, and democracy.
Exactly. "Woke" is the opposite of love/compassion/kindness. It's all about control, rage, judgment. It's inherently anti-Democratic. I'm not saying Republicans are the answer. But neither is Wokeism.
Michael Mohr
"Sincere American Writing"
https://michaelmohr.substack.com/
There are as many definitions of 'woke' as there are people trying to define it, but mostly it's an us vs them term in actual use. You say it's anti-Democratic, with capital D. Other guy speaks as if it were Jesus compassion... Thinking in terms of woke meaning 'awake' it means to be alert and honest in seeing each new how the world operates. One side uses it to bash people for their opinions; the other side uses it seek to get people to have informed opinions. As for me I'd rather be awake than have my head stuck in the sand of whatever the latest conspiracy theory might be. If that means I am woke then woke is a good thing.
Conspiracy theories on both sides my friend. One believes that the 2020 election was stolen; other side believes there are no biological differences between men and women, or that trans women can menstruate
No one that I know of thinks either that there are no biological differences between men and women or that trans women menstruate. If your friends or acquaintances think those things, they need to read a basic book on physiology.
The MAGAt/GOP use of "woke" is all that, but its original use has nothing to do with that. Take some time to understand what it is and where it comes from. For myself, I'm staying woke--and liberal, and progressive, and dedicated to objectivity, facts, and democracy.