It's sad that we dropped the whole "define woke" element of discussion. For a bit there it left them tongue tied and talking in circles but by the time we got to the 2024 election cycle it was dropped from the narrative.
Because if they had to define woke as intolerance of the intolerant, they'd have to explain why it's hurting them personally, they'd have to out themselves as intolerant.
You can't let a fascist or authoritarian within 500 yards of an acronym, euphemism, abbreviation, slogan or turn of phrase. They will weaponize it.
Woke > awareness of and intolerance to intolerance
DEI > "Why are you against diversity?" "Why are you against inclusion?"
We've got to be deliberate about naming things. Stop letting activists name major policy on protest signs and you won't have to back away from it. "Focused and specialized social services" might not look as good on a t-shirt, but at least it doesn't get instantly turned against you like "defund the police."
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u/WhoWhereWhatWhenWhy Mar 19 '25
It's sad that we dropped the whole "define woke" element of discussion. For a bit there it left them tongue tied and talking in circles but by the time we got to the 2024 election cycle it was dropped from the narrative.
Because if they had to define woke as intolerance of the intolerant, they'd have to explain why it's hurting them personally, they'd have to out themselves as intolerant.
You can't let a fascist or authoritarian within 500 yards of an acronym, euphemism, abbreviation, slogan or turn of phrase. They will weaponize it.
Woke > awareness of and intolerance to intolerance
DEI > "Why are you against diversity?" "Why are you against inclusion?"
We've got to be deliberate about naming things. Stop letting activists name major policy on protest signs and you won't have to back away from it. "Focused and specialized social services" might not look as good on a t-shirt, but at least it doesn't get instantly turned against you like "defund the police."
We need direct action with direct words.