A bizarre racist outburst at a Texas school board isn’t an isolated event — it’s part of a national pattern

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    It is now woke to be in the same room as another race.

    Add it to the list.

    Hey, can we start calling things they like woke? Like Jesus Trump and church and flags n stuff? I bet we can destroy this word by just stealing it back.

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        Radical compassionate homeless asexual socialist. He’s woke af. I’m not a 100% sure on what woke is yet but I’m certain Jesus is woke.

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        Trump voters would’ve been the Romans crucifying Jesus because he was “disrespecting Roman authority” at the time and being a nuisance.

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          I think the MAGAs would’ve been the Jewish establishment in your analogy, while the Romans would’ve merely been “enlightened centrist” liberals who didn’t really give a shit but wanted to keep order.

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        Woke = empathy for people who are different

        It’s what it’s always meant.

        The rightwingers complaining about it haven’t changed the definition. The people steering their anger just don’t want “the poors” realizing they should be mad at the ruling class. It benefits the wealthy if “the poors” are fighting each other.

        “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

        LBJ

        It’s important to note he wasn’t a proponent of it. He just realized that’s what was happening and why people opposed the Civil Rights movement.

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        Let’s not forget that these same people kept telling us to and I quote: “WAKE UP SHEEPLE” And now they get all pissed off that people woke up.

        Also what is the opposite of woke? Sleep? Go to sleep? Sounds dystopian as fuck.

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          Not to mention the QAnon shit with “the great awakening” where “the deep state” finally gets exposed and locked up. These people are morons.