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It was only in 2017 that the word “woke” was aded to the Oxford English Dictionary, and was defined as “being ‘aware’ or ‘well-informed’ in a political or cultural sense”.
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It evolved into an all-encompassing term to describe leftist political ideology, used as a “shorthand for people on the left” to signal progressiveness, but weaponised by those on the right as a “sneering, jeering dismissive term” to denigrate those who did not agree with their beliefs, said Mr Thorne.
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Like phrases before it - such as “politically correct”, “social justice warrior” and “cancel culture” - “woke” has become a toxicised term used by alt-right and politically conservative groups to insult people on the left.
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So in a precise use of this word, a person who is not woke is dumb, ignorant and ill informed. Fits perfectly to those on the alt right who still believe that a certain crook actually won in the last election cycle. So dumb in fact that they are going to jail for mounting an insurrection.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-b1790787.html
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Last edited by Rajoo; 06-01-2023 at 06:32 AM.
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