Woke... What does it mean?

[bobabode]

For me 'woke' is simply being cognizant of my white privilege conferred upon me by this majority white society I find myself in and act accordingly. I'm a dues paying member of the ACLU and also a contributor to the NAACP and the SPLC.

As an example, I'm treated quite differently by the police when pulled over for some minor traffic infraction and often given a verbal warning instead of a ticket followed by a hefty fine.

YMMV

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Wanda Sykes: “Until a drag queen walks into a school and beats eight kids to death with a copy of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’, I think you’re focusing on the wrong shit.”

Amen and hallelujah, Steve.

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

This link is very informative.

https://www.insidernj.com/fdu-poll-2...ot-flat-earth/

Examples of the MAGA belief system:

Trump is the best president this country has ever had.

No need to go any further.....for any who are conscious, BTW another way of saying WOKE!

[Oerets]

Originally Posted by bobabode

For me 'woke' is simply being cognizant of my white privilege conferred upon me by this majority white society I find myself in and act accordingly. I'm a dues paying member of the ACLU and also a contributor to the NAACP and the SPLC.

As an example, I'm treated quite differently by the police when pulled over for some minor traffic infraction and often given a verbal warning instead of a ticket followed by a hefty fine.

YMMV

Here in my parts, being a long hair beard, sandal wearing VW driving or Van. Pulled over more the a few times. Hassled and cuffed searched.... Gotten better a long time ago. Society caught up.

Knew all it would take to stop was going to the barber and a new ride....

Many don't have that choice now do they?

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Ike Bana

Another one is "social justice warrior" like it's a bad thing.

Another one that has me crosseyed is Antifa aka anti-fascist.

Shit, I'm a son of an OG Antifa, 10th Armored Division, 3rd Army '43 - '45. Bronze Star and a Nazi filth dress dagger from one of their AA brigades who were trying to shoot my uncle Bill out of the sky, 8th Army Air Corp, B24 jockey. Pops traded the poor starving guy a bunch of field rations for it.

Incidently, the 10th Armored is listed as a liberating unit for their work at Landsberg, a subcamp of Dachau. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_A...(United_States)

[Pio1980]

Hadn't heard "wokester" so looked it up, even tho' the implied meaning was obvious.
If introducing a point of view as a buzzword implied derogatory insult opening, I think it's a poor strategy known as "leading with your chin" as an invitation for retaliation, rather than a constructive discussion of viewpoints.

[bobabode]

"First it was Bud Light. Then Target.

Then *gasp* Chick-fil-A.

Now it’s NASCAR going woke, embracing that godless, liberal diversity stuff."

"It’s bad enough that NASCAR has a Green Initiative and collects recyclables and plants trees and recycles the tires it uses.

And then they banned the Confederate flag from tracks.

Now this. Of course, this isn’t the first year NASCAR has celebrated Pride Month, not that that matters to some people.

Nonetheless, some fans aren’t happy." DKOS

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/202...-heads-explode

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

If that's the case Ron DeSantimonius (Meatball to us) must be awfully confused.

Originally Posted by Oerets

Sad when you consider how scared of the world they are. Guess it is why the have such a love for firearms.

It is getting harder and harder to be tolerant to this zombie clan of closed, narrow minded, bigoted, racist, xenophobe and homophones.

Originally Posted by cg1349

I will vote for either Trump or De Santis. Only a wokester would not vote for them.

I think the number of folks of varying political affiliations believing in Constitutional governance that aren't "in the bag" for either of these capricious dictatorial authoritarian demagogues would suprize you.

[donquixote99]

Question: does the 'cg' stand for 'computer generated?' I may be woke, but I refuse to dialog with bots!

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by cg1349

I can't believe all the wokesters in this group who are in favor of being woke.

So you all agree with perversion being pushed on our children in schools, movies, TV shows and even stores?

What a bunch of wokesters.

So where are the anti-wokesters?

What perversion? What exactly do you mean?