We asked CPAC attendees what they think 'woke' means. Their answers were all over the place.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — In 2023, the word "woke" seems to be at the top of conservatives' minds.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a likely 2024 presidential contender, has declared that his state is "where woke goes to die." Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana has floated the idea of an "anti-woke" caucus in the House. And a Department of Labor rule pertaining to socially-conscious investment decisions, derided by the right as "woke," has teed up what will be the first veto of Joe Biden's presidency.

But at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) — a yearly confab where the Republican Party's most die-hard activists and political hangers-on hear from conservative influencers and politicians — the precise definition of the ubiquitous word remains elusive.

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"That's tough. Let me think on it. Give me like two minutes to come up with something good," said Johnny McEntee, the CEO of a right-wing dating app that explicitly declares that "other dating apps have gone woke."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/we-asked-cpac-attendees-what-they-think-woke-means-their-answers-were-all-over-the-place/ar-AA18cwQP

[underpants]

1. Woke is one less syllable than PC

McEntee is running a dating site huh?

[gulliver]

2. It's a stink grenade they tossed in our tent.

And we don't seem to have the sense to toss it back out.

[Lovie777]

3. I still don't what the asshole GQPs mean by it.......

logically from their un-realistic view tho it's basically everything the opposition approves for a viable free and caring society.

GQP hates it.

[sanatanadharma]

4. "Woke" is the antonym of 'brain-deranged'

"Woke" is the antonym of 'brain-deranged' and likely one will needs to explain to the opposition, what antonym means .

[gratuitous]

5. Specificity is the mortal enemy of Republicans

They know as well as we do that the things that set them off are just ridiculous, when said out loud. "Treating people with respect and humanity is woke and we need to stop doing it right this second!" But, like "fetch," it's better to just denounce anything conservatives don't like as "woke."

[SheltieLover]

6. It translates to social consciousness to me.

[lindysalsagal]

7. Link: requires app download. I'm not getting android cholera

Just to read about cpac morons.

But I always thought "woke" started with blm: We have to wake up to our own racism.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. I love the legal definition of woke

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