It's less useful to make them scramble to define it, and more useful to ask them if stuff like MLK, Holocaust Memorials, Women's Right to Vote, etc are "woke". cuz it forces the conversation into uncomfortable explicit territory that can't be vaguely gestured away.
2025-07-23 04:16:02
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RedLab :
Woke means that one is aware of and concerned about social injustice, racism, lack of equality, etc. A person can be woke if they are concerned with identity politics, especially if they react negatively to actions and statements that hit minorities particularly hard.
2025-07-23 00:21:43
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bingus :
I've never heard it put that way but it makes so much more sense than just incompetence. like I always knew a politicians safest bet is to feign stupidity but the broad-meaning dog whistle is remarkable smart (still evil though, don't get me wrong)
2025-08-01 12:45:27
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jvne :
Flat earth is right wing? 🥀
2025-07-23 16:39:55
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sadie :
this is a really interesting insight that i haven’t heard many people talk about, thank you
2025-07-23 00:02:51
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Evan Rappaport662 :
It’s the same tactic used in “spirituality” or “self help” speakers or other purveyors of nonsense for the sake of grift. Be vague but use words that evoke emotions and let people fill in the blanks so they will identify and agree with whatever you are saying. Ask a spiritual person to define “energy”. Ask a self help guru to define “manifesting”.
2025-07-23 11:49:03
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Ember_Firebright :
I disagree. they can't define woke. even liberals have a hard time defining woke verbally. but liberals understand what woke is. but the vast majority of conservatives just parrot what they hear. some of them don't know what trans means.
2025-07-24 13:05:02
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Wolf_boy55 :
i love your shirt
2025-07-26 15:23:02
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babs_zone :
excellent video. very similar to trump’s overall looping vague rhetoric—it allows people to fill in the blanks themselves.
2025-07-23 17:30:09
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heyjudeberry :
I wanted to tell you I appreciate your vids, you explain things really well
2025-07-22 23:44:26
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Sara S :
I agree completely, and girl where did you get that blouse?
2025-07-23 17:51:38
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A Name That Isn't User Number :
Another important and under looked use of dog whistles is to make their opposition look crazy. The best examples are the use of milk and the ok hand sign as white supremacist signals. They'll take something inoccus and embed it with a bigoted meaning knowing that the only people paying enough attention who aren't in on it are people to their left. When they get called out they use it to discredit their opponents as irrational.
2025-07-23 15:57:26
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zoph323 :
This explains Peter Theils interviews to be honest.
2025-08-03 21:02:26
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hairysara :
it all makes sense now
2025-07-24 18:43:19
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Dumpster Bunny :
wow this really was well said
2025-07-23 04:54:34
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Sarah :
boost
2025-07-23 01:12:13
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Derek Rohde :
Thx! Something I’ve not really thought about before!
2025-07-26 01:03:39
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lizardblu3 :
Everytime I hear someone say “woke” like a grifter complaining about Iron-heart being “woke”, I hear all the slurs and hate speech combined into one word
2025-07-24 13:45:48
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metro_prince :
this is such a good explanation for all of those times people who clearly hold identities that would be impacted by his administration only seeing woke as including people they personally scapegoat for all of society's problems
2025-07-23 14:56:43
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Zen[10] :
Very interesting thank you
2025-07-23 05:09:09
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kiera 🫒 🍉 :
that was really insightful, thank you!
2025-07-23 16:52:40
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Pedro Pierre 🟩🪽 :
yea
2025-07-23 02:26:09
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clide :
Incredibly insightful take, thank you 👏💯
2025-07-23 17:51:44
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💫🌟Akari!!🌟💫 :
this is eye-opening ty but like what do you want me to do with this information besides knowing it
2025-07-23 18:17:36
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