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INteresting conversation about 'woke'
Guy tried to define it. Looked it up and found it to mean something along the lines of being aware of racial discrimination and such.
Then he made a statement that people should stay in the body God gave them. I asked, "Why?". He went on about all the crimes gays and trans commit.
I wondered if he thought no crimes were committed by 'normal' folks.
"Banning books in spite of the 1st amendment, but refusing to regulate guns in spite of "well regulated militia' being in the 2nd amendment makes no sense. Can't think of anyone ever shot by a book
Lurking since 1997
Re: INteresting conversation about 'woke'
"They have a lot of stupid people that vote in their primaries. They really do. I'm not really supposed to say that but it's an obvious fact. But when stupid people vote, you know who they nominate? Other stupid people." -- James Carville on the plethora of low-quality GQP candidates in the mid-term election.
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Re: INteresting conversation about 'woke'
the term 'woke' has broadened to include a few more things.
Lurking since 1997
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^
Basically, whatever attitudes you don't like.
"They have a lot of stupid people that vote in their primaries. They really do. I'm not really supposed to say that but it's an obvious fact. But when stupid people vote, you know who they nominate? Other stupid people." -- James Carville on the plethora of low-quality GQP candidates in the mid-term election.
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Re: INteresting conversation about 'woke'
One couple at the table defined it as, "Being opposite of what I believe." I responded, "Then, to me, you're woke, no?" The one guy who looked it up found a definition that said something to the effect of being aware of and sympathetic to such things as racism.
"Banning books in spite of the 1st amendment, but refusing to regulate guns in spite of "well regulated militia' being in the 2nd amendment makes no sense. Can't think of anyone ever shot by a book
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I say, no it hasn't, but to give you the benefit of the doubt, can you define these new things?Originally Posted by AlanMc
It's all fun and games until Darth Vader comes.
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Re: INteresting conversation about 'woke'
Liberal. The Far right uses "woke" to mean anything liberal.
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito"
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This woman devoted a whole chapter of her recent book to “woke” but listen to her define it:
https://youtu.be/W7iWEEcPKoQ
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'Woke' — the lazy person's way to express everything for which they have been misled
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It’s kind of like when someone is speaking about a group or class of people they don’t like, and they refer to them as “Those People”.
Others of their ilk will immediately know what they are talking about.
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