Honey and pepper and roses en déshabillé
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Woke has a specific meaning and history. It's not about kindness nor the Golden Rule. "Stay woke" was a message of warning & solidarity between Black Americans, staking out the real and specific dangers for generations.

Being woke meant being aware of sundown towns, lynching, racist police & more.
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It's Republican Enemy No. 1 nowadays, but "woke" is ancient and simple: Be kind and treat people the way you'd like to be treated, i.e., do unto others as you'd have them do unto you. Generations of kids were taught it as the Golden Rule. Today's Republicans demand to be bigoted assholes instead.
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E.G. for Example
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You're right. People should know the word's truth. But when Ron DeSantis jeers about "woke," which he's done up to 6 times in 20 seconds, he isn't condemning Blacks warning each other about white violence. He's condemning the treatment of Blacks as fellow human beings. That's what I was criticizing.
12:08 AM - Aug 28, 2023
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Honey and pepper and roses en déshabillé
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The thing is, he WANTS people to lose sight of the meanings of things. His destruction of educational standards demonstrates that. So don't fall for it - he's peeling away even people who want to be allies by muddying the waters.
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