Trying to see if we’re all on the same page. Thanks

  • inb4_FoundTheVegan
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    6 hours ago

    Consider why conspiracy theorists always “they don’t want you to X”, “they” could mean the Illuminati, Deep state, Freemasons, the Catholic church, Jewish cabals or whichever group you think has power. As long as you say “they”, everyone will nod and fill in the blank to their personal boogeyman.

    Now woke originally meant being aware of racism, but since 2020 and the George Floyd protests, which the right demonized as woke riots. It then became a catchall term for any acknowledgment of structural imbalances.

    • Acknowledging racism is woke. MLK and Lincoln fixed it. Stop protesting.
    • Acknowledging sexism is woke. Suffragettes fixed it. Stop protesting.
    • Acknowledging homophobia is woke. They can get married, so it’s fixed. Stop protesting.
    • Acknowledging transphobia is woke. Trans folk are evil pedophiles. Stop protesting.
    • Acknowledging ICE killings is woke. Immigrants are dangerous. Stop protesting.

    Woke is used as a pejorative to describe someone who doesn’t think the world is perfect. If you think the world could be improved for any particular group then your woke and should be ignored.