• realcaseyrollinsOP
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    -752 years ago

    His approach to discourse is admirable. He’s woke, which I’m not a fan of, but he’s respectful and has so much empathy for people who disagree with him that one can’t help but respect and admire that.

      • @PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee
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        162 years ago

        He doesn’t actually know what he’s talking about. He’s flailing around trying to reconcile what the word actually meant with Republicans deciding to make it a trigger word for reactionaries.

        He can’t just say “I don’t like him because I’ve been told to not like him”, but that’s functionally what it boils down to.

      • realcaseyrollinsOP
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        -662 years ago

        I am, but I’m not a fan of wokeness. I trust that you’re not so dense that you can’t tell the difference.

            • @Madison420@lemmy.world
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              You’d have to define it to be wrong, so take a leap rather than call people poo poo heads and run away.

              • realcaseyrollinsOP
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                -312 years ago

                Look, considering you don’t know what wokeness is, I’ll spell it out for you: wokeness is critical theory, which states that, among other things, inequality is inherently bad or wrong, and must be rectified. You don’t need to adhere to critical theory to observe that such inequalities exist though.

                You can learn more about Critical Theory here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_theory

                Or about critical theory applied to race, commonly known as Critical Race Theory or CRT, here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory

                That’s my serious answer, with everything you need to know. After this we can be as silly or goofy as you like.

                • @EGG_CREAM@lemmy.world
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                  212 years ago

                  Since your issue is with critical race theory, and you have stated in multiple comments that the problem with critical race theory is that it says inequality and hierarchy is bad, specifically when it comes to race, I guess its safe to assume you are a racist, then?

                • @Socsa@sh.itjust.works
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                  72 years ago

                  I promise you that you never knew anything about critical race theory before republicans told you to be afraid of it like a year ago.

          • realcaseyrollinsOP
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            -442 years ago

            In a quick sentence, wokeness is critical theory, in particular applied to race, known as critical race theory.

            To observe inequalities is not woke; what is woke is to believe that all inequalities or power hierarchies are inherently bad.

              • realcaseyrollinsOP
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                -162 years ago

                I think a variety of levels of pay depending on job position, effort, or skill is a great example. Not all jobs are equal, so they should not all yield the same amount of pay.

                  • realcaseyrollinsOP
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                    -102 years ago

                    Interesting, since that’s textbook income inequality.

                    What sorts of inequalities do you think of, from the perspective of critical theory?

                • JokeDeity
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                  32 years ago

                  I highly doubt you’ve never tried methamphetamine. Every racist pretending to be black when they’re called out for racism on the Internet is big into it at some point in their lives.

                  • realcaseyrollinsOP
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                    -32 years ago

                    I’ve never tried methamphetamine, although I believe I have ADHD and I certainly wouldn’t be opposed taking an amphetamine at some point in the future

            • @CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world
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              42 years ago

              what is woke is to believe that all inequalities or power hierarchies are inherently bad.

              That sounds like a thinly veiled way of saying you’re a supremacist.

              • realcaseyrollinsOP
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                -42 years ago

                If we’re both the lens of wokeness I’d agree, even though I’m a black dude, as under that framework it’s inequality, not discrimination, that is racism.

      • realcaseyrollinsOP
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        -232 years ago

        I hate Fox News. Newsnation is where it’s at if you MUST watch the mainstream media but most corporate media sucks to be honest.

                • @Nudding@lemmy.world
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                  12 years ago

                  What a weird link. Also it’s wrong. The dictionary says ​aware of social and political issues, especially racism This word is often used in a disapproving way by people who think that some other people are too easily upset about these issues, or talk too much about them in a way that does not change anything.

                  You should do more reading so you don’t come across like a dumb ass online.

                  No I don’t live in that shit hole country thank God lol. Corporations are people and money is free speech.

    • JokeDeity
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      222 years ago

      Genius level comment. Anyone who says something like this really just binge watches Fox News and has no idea what words mean.