The irony of racists mocking the word "woke" to ignore systemic racism is they've set up an organization called "Awake" to portray themselves as victims of racism.
Like true propagandists, they claim racism doesn't exist, but if it does, they're the 'real' victims.
Because when you've had privilege your whole life, equality feels like oppression.
@QasimRashid and they clearly named their org wrong - if they are not "woke" then they are "asleep" not "awake".
More likely the org is another grifty scam to extract money from sleepers who think this org will help them "own the libs".
@QasimRashid idk whether it's on purpose but if they wanted to copy Nazi propaganda they sure hit the bullseye - the Nazis most popular propaganda slogan: "Germany, awake!", embedded in its own Christian-right song of the time, calling for resistance against anything un-Christian.
It's a felony in Germany to post the slogan to e.g. Facebook in isolation (i.e. without context)
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Woke: alert to social injustice and discrimination, especially racism.
That's all there is to it; just people working to make the world a more equitable, improved planet.
Racism hurts everyone. I want my achievements to be based on my own individual efforts, not on being a cis white male.
@QasimRashid I don't identify with the awake crowd - and I am a libertarian not republican but I can see how this might apply to me as I don't view systematic racism as the biggest issue.
Also, I don't have any of this privilege you speak of we can barely pay our bills here.
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