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greblach

(256 posts)
50. Excellent Post
Wed Apr 27, 2022, 10:51 AM
Apr 2022

I have always tried to be considerate of other's views and desires. Have always skewed towards an egalitarian perspective in my thinking and acting towards others. But I have to admit that the RWNJs make it exceedingly difficult.

Consider the opposite of 'woke' EYESORE 9001 Apr 2022 #1
yes, what does it say about those for whom "woke" is something awful? vlyons Apr 2022 #9
The Republican oppessors don't want their victims to become aware ("woke") NCjack Apr 2022 #46
Actually atreides1 Apr 2022 #54
Republicans prefer brain dead zombies. patphil Apr 2022 #51
Or, perhaps "asleep" tinrobot Apr 2022 #56
Sleep Walking or maybe Zombified. mackdaddy Apr 2022 #57
The irony is, white Christians have also been singing hymns to "wokeness" for centuries. Beastly Boy Apr 2022 #2
Exactly Rebl2 Apr 2022 #42
Excellent post. Baitball Blogger Apr 2022 #3
"woke" means you care about and are nice to their Americans (and people in general) RAB910 Apr 2022 #4
ehank you. " fear is the mind killer " dune . AllaN01Bear Apr 2022 #12
The GOP was inspired by this quote from Yoda RAB910 Apr 2022 #16
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
Racists seem to be the first to commandeer cool ethnic stuff Marthe48 Apr 2022 #36
Basically yes, but a little more than that, which is really important. Caliman73 Apr 2022 #59
I'm fated to never be awakened. But I am woke. Joinfortmill Apr 2022 #5
They did the same thing with the word entitlements. Emile Apr 2022 #6
"Entitlements" covers anything you are entitled to by law if you qualify JHB Apr 2022 #37
+1 spot on! Emile Apr 2022 #52
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #55
And the word liberal... druidity33 Apr 2022 #61
Gingrich use to roll the word liberal off his tongue like he was puking. Emile Apr 2022 #62
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
What I mean by "they don't know what they are doing" is vlyons Apr 2022 #30
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
Because they benefit from not having it IronLionZion Apr 2022 #10
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
I frequently imagine that the Dalai Lama is right beside me, vlyons Apr 2022 #31
So, being anti-woke is simply a return to the narrow-minded superstitions of the Dark Ages? sop Apr 2022 #14
Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu. FalloutShelter Apr 2022 #15
To Republicans, being 'woke" is a THREAT to their rule. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2022 #18
Love your thread. gab13by13 Apr 2022 #19
Although some of the compassion stuff is not what we can do today, vlyons Apr 2022 #32
They don't hate it. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2022 #21
Yes, no originality that's a big part of it. Plus they love the black culture, and hate admitting it Walleye Apr 2022 #26
They steal everything. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2022 #40
Indeed, the New Testament was "woke" Zambero Apr 2022 #22
Many fell asleep in the church pew during the sermon about blessed are the peasemakers. vlyons Apr 2022 #35
The new testament woke????? Farmer-Rick Apr 2022 #43
I wish that a Magat would call me woke, gab13by13 Apr 2022 #25
They always believe they will be able to force their rights through violence Walleye Apr 2022 #27
Just new christofascist newspeak for politically correct. Thomas Hurt Apr 2022 #28
Rightwing strategy is to turn something positive into a pejorative Martin Eden Apr 2022 #29
It's called the "Luntzification" of political speech. sop Apr 2022 #41
Very true. And sadly it works. The Democratic party did great Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2022 #44
Repigs bdamomma Apr 2022 #33
What it really means is not an issue for them. dchill Apr 2022 #38
Quite. When some Republican talks about 'them woke libruls,' PatrickforB Apr 2022 #39
Asleep at the wheel. sop Apr 2022 #45
Sometimes DownriverDem Apr 2022 #47
My general understanding Mad_Machine76 Apr 2022 #48
I learned a glossed over version of slavery in grammar school Warpy Apr 2022 #49
Excellent Post greblach Apr 2022 #50
"Woke" in their usage is a command word to elicit a conditioned response. Midnight Writer Apr 2022 #53
Woke, Snowflake, Fake News, Cancel Culture. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2022 #58
it means educated Skittles Apr 2022 #60
Right-wingers and others make new definitions. betsuni Apr 2022 #63
Hope John doesn't mind my posting this here........ NowsTheTime May 2022 #64
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