comment: >
  
  There's a whole laundry list at this point. 
  To get to the crux of it, I personally go out of my way to remind folks that "Political Correctness" isn't about being too nice, but about making ideals and policies sound more appealing to one's target base and not being held accountable for their rhetoric.
  Regular people would never vote for the GOP otherwise if they were actually honest about their policies.
context: DeSantis idolizes Hungary’s Orban and is doing everything he can get away with over the last four plus years. America will cease to be a constitutional republic if it gives DeSantis four years as POTUS. 
  This is not a drill. >
  
  What's the opposite of woke?
  Unwoke is not quite the same as undead.
  George Herbert Sleepwalker Bush would have a creative name for these people.  What's your suggestion ? >
  
  I really despise the whole "woke" witchhunt/culture war bullshit. "Woke" is literally a catch-all term for anything they don't like. >
  
  As a leftist I can identify with some of their gripes - there really is an over-focus on wokeness in some liberal circles, for example among NatSec libs (black women drone operators, prison guards, etc).  I strongly believe idpol is used as a cudgel to avoid class politics and the thing that pisses me off is that it works like a charm on most liberals.  Like, liberals will seriously get on board with something entirely awful if it checks all the idpol boxes.
  This is especially annoying when a company like Lockheed Martin, a company wholly dedicated to the incineration of the global poor for profit, makes its employees attend a "White Man's Caucus" where they can learn about privilege, but engage in union-busting at the same time... to liberal applause
  Of course, conservatives make everything terrible, which makes my point pretty moot among liberals.  Any form of anti-woke, which I do consider myself I suppose, is completely tainted by Conservatives making it as cruel as possible.  End of the day, of course I am for 100% equal rights and opportunities for all, BUT unlike the standard woke liberal, I feel that I aim for the correct targets on this - class politics - and not at whatever liberals have been tricked into fighting over by the media. >
  
  And right on queue - a gatekeeper comes out to chastise everyone else for focusing on one “thing” for a moment while this other “thing” is still happening. >
  
  You read my comment and got "gatekeeper" out of it?  How weird. >
  
  You said, in a lot of words, people weren’t real “leftists” like you because they aren’t, at the moment, focused on issues that you think are important. So yeah, I got got gatekeeper out of the gate keeping. 
  Thanks for the proof with a useless downvote. >
  
  You truly misunderstand the term, but have a good day >
  
  I am of the opinion that nothing should be banned from discussion at the university level. >
  
  Looks nervously at conservative Christian universities >
  
  Yea, those aren’t so much universities as they are church that you get a degree for attending. >
  
  looks at degree nervously
  Well, you're not wrong. >
  
  I have been concerned for some time about DeSantis. He made it perfectly clear who he was and what he wanted. 
  I am glad other people are waking up, but it's a bit late for that now.  The damage has been done and Florida is going to suffer the consequences. >
  
  All the more important that we vote and keep him quarantined in Florida come 2024. No more Republican Presidents! >
  
  The best case scenario is that he runs for President and loses. Florida needs him out of our hair ASAP. >
  
  DeSantis = DeFascist.   Quite literally. >
  
  Well I am confused about what " woke " actually is now I am guessing a shortlist for the GOP: libraries, ethics, women's reproductive rights, and democracy? >
  
  To the GOP "woke" is anything I don't like.  Same when someone says a show is too "opinionated" or "too political" meaning it has things in that don't jive with their belief system. >
  
  Good ideas are "too political".
  Bad ideas are "just political". >
  
  Free speech for me but not for thee. >
  
  Nazis do love a good ideological purge. >
  
  You read my mind. This maneuvering looks striking similar to the ideological purges - complete with book burning - that began in 1936, and moved in such a way that nobody in the frying pan cared that they were being cooked until it was too late.
  First they came for the Communists
  And I did not speak out
  Because I was not a Communist
  Then they came for the Socialists
  And I did not speak out
  Because I was not a Socialist
  Then they came for the trade unionists
  And I did not speak out
  Because I was not a trade unionist
  Then they came for the Jews
  And I did not speak out
  Because I was not a Jew
  Then they came for me
  And there was no one left
  To speak out for me >
  
  Their entire world gets smaller by the day… >
  
  The Republican Party has abandoned democracy. In their quest for clicks and chaos, appeasing their base, the GOP has delegitimized their party to such an extent that it is just a caricature of what it once was during the Reagan Era.  
  “Man is not free unless government is limited.  Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”  Ronald Reagan >
  
  Why is knowledge considered woke? And why is being informed of history and facts a bad thing?
  I for one don’t want my kids to be stupid. >
  
  Common Sense says you fire anyone teaching the truth rather than the propaganda. - Republicans >
  
  Governor of Florida does not have anything better to do than these shits? >
  
  He’s doing this while also making it more difficult for professors to secure tenure. They’re cancelling “controversial” classes because they don’t want to get fired. >
  
  What is a woke subject? >
  
  Apparently math is woke. >
  
  /smiles nervously in the social sciences >
  
  Instead of banning these woke subjects, this asshole should be required to take and pass these courses. >
  
  "The governor’s office is collecting the names of those college professors, and students and faculty are concerned about the reasons why."
  He's compiling a McCarthyism-style black list?!  JFC!  This is very concerning. >
  
  How about helping the homeless or making healthcare more affordable or something? >
  
  It's going to be Biden-DeSantis in 2024. Mark it down. >
  
  Journalists and media need to get him to define “woke” as much as possible so there are clear boundaries. Using that term is so broad and vague and could literally mean anything >
  
  He's a Nazi. >
  
  DeSantis idolizes Hungary’s Orban and is doing everything he can get away with over the last four plus years. America will cease to be a constitutional republic if it gives DeSantis four years as POTUS. 
  This is not a drill. >
  
  What's the opposite of woke?
  Unwoke is not quite the same as undead.
  George Herbert Sleepwalker Bush would have a creative name for these people.  What's your suggestion ? >
  
  I really despise the whole "woke" witchhunt/culture war bullshit. "Woke" is literally a catch-all term for anything they don't like. >
  
  As a leftist I can identify with some of their gripes - there really is an over-focus on wokeness in some liberal circles, for example among NatSec libs (black women drone operators, prison guards, etc).  I strongly believe idpol is used as a cudgel to avoid class politics and the thing that pisses me off is that it works like a charm on most liberals.  Like, liberals will seriously get on board with something entirely awful if it checks all the idpol boxes.
  This is especially annoying when a company like Lockheed Martin, a company wholly dedicated to the incineration of the global poor for profit, makes its employees attend a "White Man's Caucus" where they can learn about privilege, but engage in union-busting at the same time... to liberal applause
  Of course, conservatives make everything terrible, which makes my point pretty moot among liberals.  Any form of anti-woke, which I do consider myself I suppose, is completely tainted by Conservatives making it as cruel as possible.  End of the day, of course I am for 100% equal rights and opportunities for all, BUT unlike the standard woke liberal, I feel that I aim for the correct targets on this - class politics - and not at whatever liberals have been tricked into fighting over by the media. >
  
  And right on queue - a gatekeeper comes out to chastise everyone else for focusing on one “thing” for a moment while this other “thing” is still happening. >
  
  You read my comment and got "gatekeeper" out of it?  How weird. >
  
  You said, in a lot of words, people weren’t real “leftists” like you because they aren’t, at the moment, focused on issues that you think are important. So yeah, I got got gatekeeper out of the gate keeping. 
  Thanks for the proof with a useless downvote. >
  
  You truly misunderstand the term, but have a good day >
  
  I am of the opinion that nothing should be banned from discussion at the university level. >
  
  Looks nervously at conservative Christian universities >
  
  Yea, those aren’t so much universities as they are church that you get a degree for attending. >
  
  looks at degree nervously
  Well, you're not wrong. >
  
  I have been concerned for some time about DeSantis. He made it perfectly clear who he was and what he wanted. 
  I am glad other people are waking up, but it's a bit late for that now.  The damage has been done and Florida is going to suffer the consequences. >
  
  All the more important that we vote and keep him quarantined in Florida come 2024. No more Republican Presidents! >
  
  The best case scenario is that he runs for President and loses. Florida needs him out of our hair ASAP. >
  
  DeSantis = DeFascist.   Quite literally. >
  
  Well I am confused about what " woke " actually is now I am guessing a shortlist for the GOP: libraries, ethics, women's reproductive rights, and democracy? >
  
  To the GOP "woke" is anything I don't like.  Same when someone says a show is too "opinionated" or "too political" meaning it has things in that don't jive with their belief system. >
  
  Good ideas are "too political".
  Bad ideas are "just political". >
  
  Free speech for me but not for thee. >
  
  Nazis do love a good ideological purge. >
  
  You read my mind. This maneuvering looks striking similar to the ideological purges - complete with book burning - that began in 1936, and moved in such a way that nobody in the frying pan cared that they were being cooked until it was too late.
  First they came for the Communists
  And I did not speak out
  Because I was not a Communist
  Then they came for the Socialists
  And I did not speak out
  Because I was not a Socialist
  Then they came for the trade unionists
  And I did not speak out
  Because I was not a trade unionist
  Then they came for the Jews
  And I did not speak out
  Because I was not a Jew
  Then they came for me
  And there was no one left
  To speak out for me >
  
  Their entire world gets smaller by the day… >
  
  The Republican Party has abandoned democracy. In their quest for clicks and chaos, appeasing their base, the GOP has delegitimized their party to such an extent that it is just a caricature of what it once was during the Reagan Era.  
  “Man is not free unless government is limited.  Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”  Ronald Reagan >
  
  Whatcha think about Reagan's policies on guns? >
  
  Why is knowledge considered woke? And why is being informed of history and facts a bad thing?
  I for one don’t want my kids to be stupid. >
  
  Common Sense says you fire anyone teaching the truth rather than the propaganda. - Republicans >
  
  Governor of Florida does not have anything better to do than these shits? >
  
  He’s doing this while also making it more difficult for professors to secure tenure. They’re cancelling “controversial” classes because they don’t want to get fired. >
  
  What is a woke subject? >
  
  Apparently math is woke. >
  
  /smiles nervously in the social sciences >
  
  Instead of banning these woke subjects, this asshole should be required to take and pass these courses. >
  
  He could do it and it wouldn't matter.  Ben Shapiro openly brags about getting his degree by "telling his professors what they wanted to hear and believing none of it." >
  
  "The governor’s office is collecting the names of those college professors, and students and faculty are concerned about the reasons why."
  He's compiling a McCarthyism-style black list?!  JFC!  This is very concerning. >
  
  How about helping the homeless or making healthcare more affordable or something? >
  
  It's going to be Biden-DeSantis in 2024. Mark it down. >
  
  Journalists and media need to get him to define “woke” as much as possible so there are clear boundaries. Using that term is so broad and vague and could literally mean anything >
  
  He's a Nazi. >
  
  DeSantis idolizes Hungary’s Orban and is doing everything he can get away with over the last four plus years. America will cease to be a constitutional republic if it gives DeSantis four years as POTUS. 
  This is not a drill. >
  
  What's the opposite of woke?
  Unwoke is not quite the same as undead.
  George Herbert Sleepwalker Bush would have a creative name for these people.  What's your suggestion ? >
  
  Fascist fits, imo.
  As far as creative goes, I really like Ya'allQaeda. >
  
  I really despise the whole "woke" witchhunt/culture war bullshit. "Woke" is literally a catch-all term for anything they don't like. >
  
  As a leftist I can identify with some of their gripes - there really is an over-focus on wokeness in some liberal circles, for example among NatSec libs (black women drone operators, prison guards, etc).  I strongly believe idpol is used as a cudgel to avoid class politics and the thing that pisses me off is that it works like a charm on most liberals.  Like, liberals will seriously get on board with something entirely awful if it checks all the idpol boxes.
  This is especially annoying when a company like Lockheed Martin, a company wholly dedicated to the incineration of the global poor for profit, makes its employees attend a "White Man's Caucus" where they can learn about privilege, but engage in union-busting at the same time... to liberal applause
  Of course, conservatives make everything terrible, which makes my point pretty moot among liberals.  Any form of anti-woke, which I do consider myself I suppose, is completely tainted by Conservatives making it as cruel as possible.  End of the day, of course I am for 100% equal rights and opportunities for all, BUT unlike the standard woke liberal, I feel that I aim for the correct targets on this - class politics - and not at whatever liberals have been tricked into fighting over by the media. >
  
  And right on queue - a gatekeeper comes out to chastise everyone else for focusing on one “thing” for a moment while this other “thing” is still happening. >
  
  You read my comment and got "gatekeeper" out of it?  How weird. >
  
  You said, in a lot of words, people weren’t real “leftists” like you because they aren’t, at the moment, focused on issues that you think are important. So yeah, I got got gatekeeper out of the gate keeping. 
  Thanks for the proof with a useless downvote. >
  
  You truly misunderstand the term, but have a good day >
  
  DeSantis = DeFascist.   Quite literally. >
  
  Well I am confused about what " woke " actually is now I am guessing a shortlist for the GOP: libraries, ethics, women's reproductive rights, and democracy? >
  
  Woke isn't real. Just like fake news isn't real. (unless you count Fox News and OAN)
  When you call them out on their Qanonsense, lies, repugnant behavior, hypocrisy, and the plethora of disgusting things they do and say daily, it's always "fake news" and "woke" >
  
  To clarify, original "wokeness" was about being aware of social and systemic issues (especially in regards to black people having to navigate systemic racism).
  So per the Conservative M.O., they co-opted a neutral/well-intended term and corrupted it for their own benefit. And it's nothing short of ironic that the're trying to pervert the one word that defined awareness and being educated as a means to keep their base confused and ignorant. >
  
  It was deliberate.  They get off on the cruelty of deliberately corrupting terms meant to help the downtrodden.  See: groomed, groomers.