"Woke is an antonym of ignorance."

[kpete]

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[Scrivener7]

1. I tell anyone who seems to have a problem with the word, "I'm woke as hell. As woke

as woke can be."

If they call me "woke," I thank them for the compliment.

I think it might bother them.

[Kid Berwyn]

2. Only problem is Boebert doesn't know what "antonym" means.

Great saying, though. Maybe use “opposite” so more Republicans can understand.

[Stuckinthebush]

5. I thought the same!

She probably scoffs and says, “Antonym?! Stupid woke word.”

The cult of ignorance is strong in the GOP

[GGoss]

9. LOL !!!

[paleotn]

22. Not even with her "smart glasses" on.

Funny how all the dimwits wear "smart glasses" now. From Boebert to Stefanik. Seems Rick Perry, the C and D student at A&M, started a trend. It's not working. At least MTG eschews such nonsense. She embraces her stupidity.

[erronis]

32. MTG empraces her stupidity. And wears it well. It absolutely shines from her face.

Not to demean our primate cousins, but watching her (and bobert) gesticulating and hooting makes me think of our tree-living relatives.

Now that I think of it, feces-throwing and smearing is something many primates are known for.

[Mr.Bill]

41. I don't think Boebert

knows what "congress" means.

[MyMission]

3. Exactly!

To anyone complaining about wokeness, I think "Wake the f**k up!"

[nuxvomica]

4. I would add "willfully"

There is a malicious intent to their ignorance.

[FalloutShelter]

6. The right is rebranding the term WOKE

As a synonym for the N-word.
Make no mistake about it.

[KPN]

11. True. But it's also synonym for Muslims, refugees,

LGBTQ and others for them. It’s xenophobe’s vernacular.

[FalloutShelter]

14. That's the thing...

It’s all the same to them.

[lambchopp59]

7. The party of stoopid

?316

[louis-t]

8. Ten bucks says she doesn't know what

'antonym' means.

[jaxexpat]

10. Anti-woke-ism is just another dog whistle for racism.

[Duppers]

33. Indeed! 👍

[gulliver]

12. If we want "woke" to mean that, it will need to be recaptured

I personally think it's an unusably bad term. It's holier-than-thou, priggish. It has a built-in insult for those who don't want to consider themselves categorized by it: "You're not awake; you're asleep." They're even, as this OP implies, "ignorant," an extremely rude, judgmental, pushy thing to say, imo.

So those who want to keep the term "woke," not drop it and disavow it universally as I do, have a chore: recapture it.

To do that, the elected spokesperson for the people who want to consider themselves woke (whoever that is) needs to define what woke is. I say, "elected spokesperson," because self-elected spokespeople run the gamut from highly intelligent to idiotic. More importantly, being self-elected, they are illegitimate. Democracy can help decide whose voice deserves to be listened to and whose voice deserves to be set aside in favor of the will of the people involved.

The spokesperson will need to explain what "woke" really means, and publish that in an official way so that, for example, news organizations can rely on the accepted definition. The "woke," then, will have succeeded in defining their brand name.

In practice, that's impossible. So, the brand will be defined by its enemies for the most part, as a way to weaken the good folks of liberal persuasion. Therefore, the term should simply be jettisoned. Occam's Razor.

[Lucky Luciano]

39. I dunno. How can you not look down on them.

I know I do. I proudly look down on them unapologetically. They are ignorant trash and deserve nothing good.

[GenThePerservering]

45. Occam's Razor?

Not exactly.

[lastlib]

13. That would leave a mark if it could penetrate Boobert's dim consciousness.....

But penetrating that would probly have to be done by applying dimensional lumber to her cranium.

[erronis]

35. Not sure her cranium is the residence for her consciousness. Given her background, look lower...

[lastlib]

38. Point taken.

I failed to consider that. But maybe there is a congruence there.......

[patphil]

15. I was asleep, but then I WOKE up, now I'm awake.

The difference between Democrats and Republicans is clear:
Democratic voters are awake, Republican voters are asleep.
Democratic voters are engaged with the world around them.
Republican voters are pretty much brain-dead zombies, who allow their leaders to tell them what to think, what to say, and what to do.

No wonder Republican leaders don't like woke people.

[JI7]

16. I have seen people say someone is being woke if they just say something positive about a minority or

woman.

And another time someone said an Asian woman was being woke because she kept referring to people that were slaves in the US as enslaved persons instead of just "slaves" .

[Upthevibe]

17. Kick. N/T

[The Grand Illuminist]

19. The biggest fear is

How far would the citizens right go to end "wokeism".

[Aviation Pro]

20. I wonder which staff member wrote that for Boob-Boob?

It takes a certain degree of grammatical sophistication to use a dash.

[world wide wally]

21. Orwell missed that one:

Ignorance is strength
War is peace
Woke is stupid (?)

[erronis]

36. I think it might be "Woke is asleep"

Dunno. Orwell had his own demons.

We have a bunch running around in politician outfits.

[paleotn]

23. So she will remain stupid. OK.

[moondust]

24. "enlightened"

OED: "rational, tolerant, and well informed"

BoBo the Clown ain't never gonna be nuthin' like that! Bang Bang!

[PatrickforB]

25. I think Leslieoo7 got Lauren at 'antonym'. I don't think she knows what that means.

In fact the whole reply, while quite well taken, is likely above the intellectual capacity of Lauren Boebert, who has brought shame on Colorado and its entire population during the short yet painful time she has 'served' in Congress.

Sigh.

[enigmania]

27. whatever, Bimboe

When I hear "woke" I'm reminded of the old redneck response "book learnin'"

[live love laugh]

28. ‼️😳

whatever, Bimboe
When I hear "woke" I'm reminded of the old redneck response "book learnin

Sarcasm smilie missing

[LastDemocratInSC]

29. One might say that being "woke" is a lot like being "born again".

[Midnight Writer]

30. I once was blind, but now I see.

[twodogsbarking]

31. We guessed.

[GoCubsGo]

34. And, BoBo still doen't know what is an "antonym."

She doesn't do big words.

[republianmushroom]

37. like it

[Initech]

40. To me, being woke means having an independent thought not manufactured by Fox News.

It's scary how many people I know that watch literally all think exactly alike. Whereas people I know who don't watch that shit actually have opinions on the issues. It's because Rupert Murdoch doesn't want a well educated populace capable of critical thinking. He wants people stupid, ill-informed, and ignorant on the issues.

[Richard D]

42. There's no way...

.... She knows what antonym means.

[Permanut]

43. Okay, antonym is a three syllable word..

and so is ignorance - gonna create total confusion.

Need a different way to make a point for people with the IQ of a cucumber.

[GoldandSilver]

44. The term "woke" was highjacked

Now it’s just a racist word used to rally racists. I’m so turned off by this crap.

We can all thank Florida’s governor for redefining the word. He hates all people that don’t conform to his standards and wants to punish them for their existence. He doesn’t sound like the orange guy, sure as hell, he wants to be a dictator too.

[machoneman]

49. Well said! Yes, DeSatan (what we Dems in FL call him) does want to punish all who do not bow down...

...to his lordship. Odd too as he's already alienated a lot of R's by going after Disney for being woke. R's with LGBTQ kids or grandkids are also turned off. Folks who read books are equally ashamed of his book-burning ways. Teachers are aghast at laws that could actually jail them and librarians merely for having discussions on race, slavery and the white man's efforts to hurt minority groups. He's a one-man wrecking crew against his opponents, the number of which is growing.

[GenThePerservering]

46. "Woke"

is all their fears.

[2naSalit]

47. Thems werds is two big!!

She cain't read, let alone understand, words longer than one, maybe two syllables.

[Just Jerome]

48. Wasn't Antonym

the ones who were really behind Jan. 6 ?🤔

[machoneman]

50. No, that was brainless boobs now in jail, all 1,000+ of them.