When I grew up, “being woke” used to be called “being a decent human being.” MAGA Nazis are waging a propaganda war against empathy and basic human decency, to normalize being a selfish, hateful asshole. - ThreadSky

malloy.rocks • 61 days ago

When I grew up, “being woke” used to be called “being a decent human being.”

MAGA Nazis are waging a propaganda war against empathy and basic human decency, to normalize being a selfish, hateful asshole.

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bgsummer.bsky.social•60 days ago

Woke, trump derangement syndrome, antifa,......
We need a glossary of deflective magat vocabulary

northernck.bsky.social•61 days ago

If I may…..progressives and centrists need to be smarter and not play along w/ right’s ability to manipulate & brand conversations.

Refuse to use the weaponized words & create our own smart, strategic terms or phrases.

cwheelwright.bsky.social•61 days ago

This. By endlessly picking at the fringes of wokeism, the propagandists on the right can ignore the most important issues of the day like oligarchism and global warming.

northernck.bsky.social•61 days ago

Precisely.
And we let them get away with it, again and again

cocoamocogood.bsky.social•61 days ago

“Woke” means aware, eyes wide open to observe surroundings and situations. MAGA made it a slur. MAGA ironically, will be blindsided on what’s about to happen next month. Not woke.

illwillhere.bsky.social•61 days ago

Correct... I'm not sure why there is so much confusion behind this word lmao. Woke = awake = paying attention. I remember first hearing it in use in the late 90s to describe "waking up to the realities of the systems in place". Stay woke simply meant to stay vigilant.

californiakat.bsky.social•61 days ago

Compassion is the way forward. MAGA promotes selfishness. MAGA belittles compassionate thought. MAGA fights compassionate action and progress.

tinadonauthor.bsky.social•61 days ago

They're also doing it because when you dehumanize people you hate, it's easier to gas/shoot them.

#AuditElmo #DefundElmo #DeportElmo #JailCheetolini

kylielclark.bsky.social•60 days ago

Transforming America into a strictly White+Christian+Patriarchy is a tough sell.
MAGA GOP were forced to use the back door.

Anti-Immigrant=White
Anti-Islam=Christian
Anti-Feminism=Patriarchy

skwalker.bsky.social•61 days ago

mrp72.bsky.social•61 days ago

When one of my students around 10 years back told me I was “woke” I felt honored. The term has been co opted and ruined by racist pigs. Time for us to take it back. Proud to be woke!

dragon-reborn.bsky.social•61 days ago

Woke=Empathy.
The opposite of which is Apathy.
MAGA=Make America Gain Apathy.

tozarowicz.bsky.social•61 days ago

Since 1979, before the rebrand.

redcruz.bsky.social•60 days ago

One of my friends calls me WOKE … I always ask her “what does that mean?”

She has no explanation ( it obviously she means it as an insult)

We’re in Australia and she watches #SkyNews whose #Anchors use the word everyday and as often as possible

enigmaticalso.bsky.social•60 days ago

It still means that don't be fooled

richardrv.bsky.social•60 days ago

I've never liked this movie. We're meant to sympathize with the cruel antagonist. What a STUPID idea that is! 🤢🤮 Even Malcom McDowell doesn't like his own movie. It was just a PAYCHECK to him.

jenkat57.bsky.social•61 days ago

Well,with the TRUD REIGH as Farter in Chief disaster in not for away.

tabernac.bsky.social•61 days ago

Because they see the rich behaving as selfish, hateful assholes and since they all want to be rich too they behave the same way.

Circular reason at its best.🤪

urusobu.bsky.social•56 days ago

No, when you grew up, "woke" meant being aware and on guard because the authorities were out to get you because of your skin color. Now, they're just out to get you.

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