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Trump Is Wrong about ‘Woke’
The National Review ^
| 06/06/2023
| Rich Lowry
Posted on 06/06/2023 12:54:09 PM PDT by thegagline
Donald Trump hasn’t been known for his scrupulously correct use of language, but he now wants to police the use of “woke.”
“I don’t like the term ‘woke’ because I hear, ‘woke, woke, woke,’” he said the other day. “It’s just a term they use, half the people can’t even define it, they don’t know what it is.”
Of course, Trump wasn’t randomly volunteering his equivalent of an elementary rule of usage from Strunk & White. His newfound disdain for the term “woke” has everything to do with his contest with Ron DeSantis for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. *** Trump recently talked up the disgraced former governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, by arguing that the Empire State’s response to the coronavirus was better than Florida’s. Cuomo expressed his appreciation. Now Trump is embracing the Left’s contention that conservatives are throwing around the term “woke” as a catchall insult without knowing what it means.
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As it happens, it was invented long ago, and not by the Right. The term dates to the first half of the 20th century when it was used by African Americans to describe how they should be aware of threats from white people — “Stay woke.” ***
Then, as often occurs in American political and social life, it got repurposed. Conservatives took the word over and began applying it to cultural radicalism largely involving issues of race and gender.
*** In the absence of a better word, “woke” is unavoidable — so unavoidable, in fact, that Trump used it to describe the military on the same day he knocked it as nebulous and overused.
He knows what the word means, and so does everyone else.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: desantis; florida; nationalreview; richlowry; rondesantis; trump; woke
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To: Responsibility2nd
“Anytime DeSantis scores a major victory against Disney, abortion, wokeism...”
Trump outlawed wokeism by executive order when he was in office. He got rid of Roe v Wade like he promised he would. Has DeSantis accomplished anything like that?
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posted on
06/06/2023 2:27:07 PM PDT
by
odawg
To: thegagline
This is what’s at stake: Biden could resign soon, making Kamala the president.
Running as the first/only woman president Kamala could easily win in 2024.
Unless the Rs nominate a strong, clean, and reasonable (in other words, not Trump) candidate, Kamala will win in 2024 ... and probably in 2028 and, possibly, in 2032.
Trumpsters need to understand what’s at stake and convince Donnie to retire. (Or at least try.)
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posted on
06/06/2023 2:32:02 PM PDT
by
aculeus
To: Responsibility2nd
Oh yes. And let's not forget Trump's favorite governor and possible running mate. Andrew Cuomo.Cool, a lie on top of a lie.
To: thegagline
Oh come on. This is Rich Lowry.
You go ahead and try to find one non anti trump thing he has said in 8 years and cite it here.
Huff
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posted on
06/06/2023 2:35:13 PM PDT
by
stanne
To: Responsibility2nd
To: odawg
He got rid of Roe v Wade like he promised he would. Has DeSantis accomplished anything like that?Why yes. Yes he has...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 300, the Heartbeat Protection Act, which prohibits abortions once the unborn child has a detectible heartbeat. “We are proud to support life and family in the state of Florida,” said Governor Ron DeSantis.Apr 13, 2023
Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Heartbeat Protection Act
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posted on
06/06/2023 2:37:31 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(So it begins...Pulled on 05/29/2023 4:49:53 PM PDT by Jim Robinson, reason: TDS article)
To: Macoozie
Lowery supports DeSantis because he has the same plastic surgeon as Pushaw.
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posted on
06/06/2023 2:43:47 PM PDT
by
Reverend Wright
( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
To: thegagline
I stopped reading after I saw the author.
Never Trump, Democrat supporting Rich Lowrey.
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posted on
06/06/2023 2:45:22 PM PDT
by
stratboy
To: thegagline
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posted on
06/06/2023 2:55:24 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
To: thegagline
The National Review
It’s the left knob only
OFF
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posted on
06/06/2023 3:07:51 PM PDT
by
Vaduz
(....)
To: thegagline
Rich Lowry is WRONG! about everything
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posted on
06/06/2023 3:27:43 PM PDT
by
shalom aleichem
(Sick 'n Tired! Tell us wnat to DO about it! )
To: Responsibility2nd
“Why yes. Yes he has...”
No, genius, the reversal of Roe v Wade made that particular state legislation possible. Wow!!
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posted on
06/06/2023 3:28:40 PM PDT
by
odawg
To: Vaduz
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posted on
06/06/2023 3:58:38 PM PDT
by
thegagline
(Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024random)
To: thegagline
The guy is getting more and more unsupportable every day.
I’ll try to enlighten him with what “woke” is...
1. CRT - Whites are irredeemable, and congenital racists
2. The Us is awash with systemic racism
3. Reparations for blacks of millions of dollars each is what’s needed to atone for our past sins
4. Eradicate capitalism and replace it social justice and “equity”
5. DIE - diversity, inclusion and equity - is the primary objective of every organization.
6. Corporations main responsibilities are to “stakeholders” not shareholders. Stakeholders are people who have no skin in the game but demand to tell the corporation how to run their businesses with ESG rules.
7. Celebrating and promoting LGBTQRSTUV delusionals is a must.
8. The homo flag must be more prominent that the American flag especially in June. In fact displaying the American flag at your desk at work or at school can be considered a hate crime.
9. And yes! Women can have dicks, and men can get pregnant. And if you dare say otherwise you should get fired or expelled.
10. Grooming kids as little as three into believing they’re something they’re not, and doing so without the parents consent is not only acceptable but required. And performing boob-o-tomies, dick-o-tomies and loading them up with unnatural hormones is the humane thing to do.
Anyways, that’s ten off the top of my head. I’m sure some of you can add more.
And if someone has access to Trump, please send him the list.
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posted on
06/06/2023 5:02:27 PM PDT
by
aquila48
(Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
To: thegagline
OMg do I have to do everything.
FURL!
To: thegagline
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posted on
06/06/2023 5:06:31 PM PDT
by
cowboyusa
(YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
To: cowboyusa
it’s closer to maoism ...
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posted on
06/06/2023 5:11:30 PM PDT
by
bankwalker
(Repeal the 19th ...)
To: thegagline
He’s right again people like to make up words that don’t cover the meaning of things the media is famous for it.
Woke a bogus word for stupidity is okay.
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posted on
06/07/2023 7:47:20 AM PDT
by
Vaduz
(....)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
So says Rich Lowry in The National Review -- new hero of the TDS brigade.
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posted on
06/07/2023 8:42:32 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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