What does ‘Woke’ actually mean ?

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Armando Iannucci on the Guardian website today;

'More and more...leaders are picked, on the basis of belief rather than ability. More and more debates are neutralised into take-it-or-leave-it mantras that aren’t open to question: get Brexit done, the anti-growth coalition, stop the boats. This is a new emotional realm, where, in the words of Michael Gove: “The people of this country have had enough of experts.”

Anyone who rails against this, who shows one iota of an appetite for facts and evidence, is lumped into catch-all categories of opponents: the metropolitan elite, the wokerati, the enemy within. This last one points menacingly at where we are now, 20 years later; in a land where criticism of the government in power is rebadged as treachery. Such are the booby traps that lie hidden in political discourse today; a landscape more littered than ever before with danger and lies.'

Neatly sums up the likes of Foreverfingeringnextdoorscat92 et al, complete ignorance of facts/evidence, constantly spouting word salad sprinkled with crap soundbites they're unable to define or understand.
 

If it was a question randomly put to me in the street, I wouldn't have a clue what they were on about...
It is one of those words I've seen mentioned more recently but I'm obviously a bit out of touch with these new phrases /meanings.
 

Apparently this fella is a “comedian” that gets wheeled out by the right wing on various talk shows against people that aren’t as good at public speaking as him.

Search his name on YouTube and you’ll see his name in a load of vids with titles contains phrases such as: “…DESTROYS the WOKE agenda” and “…OWNS lefty liberal student”

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Yup, just checked, a GB News and Piers Morgan guest regular
 

Being woke means finding things like racism, homophobia and the treatment of migrants deplorable.

Not being woke means being a racist little brexit flag shagging bellend.
Yep. Being respectful and having empathy is somehow not a good thing. It appears to be the opinion of the same group in the USA and here who are always waving christianity in your face as well...work that one out.
 
Armando Iannucci on the Guardian website today;

'More and more...leaders are picked, on the basis of belief rather than ability. More and more debates are neutralised into take-it-or-leave-it mantras that aren’t open to question: get Brexit done, the anti-growth coalition, stop the boats. This is a new emotional realm, where, in the words of Michael Gove: “The people of this country have had enough of experts.”

Anyone who rails against this, who shows one iota of an appetite for facts and evidence, is lumped into catch-all categories of opponents: the metropolitan elite, the wokerati, the enemy within. This last one points menacingly at where we are now, 20 years later; in a land where criticism of the government in power is rebadged as treachery. Such are the booby traps that lie hidden in political discourse today; a landscape more littered than ever before with danger and lies.'

Neatly sums up the likes of Foreverfingeringnextdoorscat92 et al, complete ignorance of facts/evidence, constantly spouting word salad sprinkled with crap soundbites they're unable to define or understand.
First three paragraphs, I get and agree with. Not meaning to be insulting, that last paragraph reads to me like it is from ChatGPT with a virus. Did not understand a word of it.
 
First three paragraphs, I get and agree with. Not meaning to be insulting, that last paragraph reads to me like it is from ChatGPT with a virus. Did not understand a word of it.
It's a direct reference to our resident centrist, anti woke, spiritualist, neo pagan, scientific free thinking cat fingerer.

If you haven't encountered his word salad/right wing sound bites then I envy you. And no insult registered so all good!
 

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