Quotable Quotes

Shiftless2 said:

the history of the word ‘woke’ ​

The phrase originated from African American Vernacular English but has been gradually co-opted by right wing players to be used as an insult #1,660​

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It's a long-tenured pseudo-con technique.
When they can't logically, persuasively refute a political position they oppose, the dismiss it with contemptuous label. For years "liberal" was such a label.

note:
"Woke" in this slang usage seems to approximate a synonym for "enlightened", aware of the pros & cons of both party's positions.
Therefore when a MAGA insults by accusing "woke", they're confessing that they are not.

Ignorance: a badge of pride for the Trump cohort.

"Question. Which one do you prefer,,, lewd and lascivious conduct ,, or procuring minors for prostituion." ~ email from Jeffrey Epstein, seeking plea agreement advice, May 23, 2008

"I suppose Lewd and lecivious conduct. I would prefer lewd and lescivious conduct w/ a prositute if possible." ~ Ghilaine Maxwell

(punctuation and spelling theirs)

"My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. How are you holding up?" ~ reporter

"I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years. And it's gonna be a beauty. It'll be an absolutely magnificent structure." ~ Trump

And below we see an artist's rendition of the final product