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samsingh

(18,339 posts) Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:10 AM Feb 7

instead of 'Woke' we should push 'Wake Up' [View all]

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' [View all] samsingh Feb 7 OP

Wake Up, magats! Clouds Passing Feb 7 #1

If I was called woke or liberal I would consider it a badge of honor. ☮ walkingman Feb 7 #2

agree, but it does impact voeters and puts us on the defensive samsingh Feb 7 #3