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In reply to the discussion: What is "woke," and why do Republicans hate it so much? [View all]sop
(10,156 posts)41. It's called the "Luntzification" of political speech.
Luntzification is an actual word, defined as "when a word, words or a phrase is repurposed for nefarious and/or political intent and consequence through thought manipulation."
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The irony is, white Christians have also been singing hymns to "wokeness" for centuries.
Beastly Boy
Apr 2022
#2
"woke" means you care about and are nice to their Americans (and people in general)
RAB910
Apr 2022
#4
It's basically the updated version of their hatred for anything "politically correct".
tanyev
Apr 2022
#20
Yes. I was brought up to be considerate of other people's feelings. Apparently they weren't
Walleye
Apr 2022
#23
If it is Black slang, they just use it as a code for their racism as everything else
Walleye
Apr 2022
#7
I was unaware it was black slang, I would have credited it more with a Bhuddist mind set,
2Gingersnaps
Apr 2022
#17
I'm a comic book fan, and this trend has made me realize how many comic book fans
Cuthbert Allgood
Apr 2022
#8
Yep, and it's all wrapped up in some weird pop-psych reasons people act the way they do...nt
Wounded Bear
Apr 2022
#34
LBJ had it right. Make the lowest white man feel like he's better than the best black man.
Walleye
Apr 2022
#24
i the following badges with pride,, communist pinko pig by a high school instructor.
AllaN01Bear
Apr 2022
#11
Thank you for your post, vlyons. It's so hard for me not to hate them right back, and this was
LaMouffette
Apr 2022
#13
So, being anti-woke is simply a return to the narrow-minded superstitions of the Dark Ages?
sop
Apr 2022
#14
Yes, no originality that's a big part of it. Plus they love the black culture, and hate admitting it
Walleye
Apr 2022
#26
Many fell asleep in the church pew during the sermon about blessed are the peasemakers.
vlyons
Apr 2022
#35
"Woke" in their usage is a command word to elicit a conditioned response.
Midnight Writer
Apr 2022
#53