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samsingh

(18,338 posts) Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:10 AM Saturday

instead of 'Woke' we should push 'Wake Up'

i'm fed up of how good the right wing is at making good liberal leaning words into insults. Like 'liberal', 'woke', 'empathy'. I think telling them to 'Wake Up', 'i'm not a stuck conservative' are better messages

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instead of 'Woke' we should push 'Wake Up' (Original Post) samsingh Saturday OP

Wake Up, magats! Clouds Passing Saturday #1

If I was called woke or liberal I would consider it a badge of honor. ☮ walkingman Saturday #2

agree, but it does impact voeters and puts us on the defensive samsingh Saturday #3

Clouds Passing

(7,592 posts)

1. Wake Up, magats!

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Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:30 AM

Saturday

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walkingman

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2. If I was called woke or liberal I would consider it a badge of honor. ☮

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Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:33 AM

Saturday

I asked my neighbor if he was a racist (after making comments about Obama) and he hasn't spoken to me since....

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samsingh

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3. agree, but it does impact voeters and puts us on the defensive

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Sat Feb 7, 2026, 11:53 AM

Saturday

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