I have not been familiar with the word woke used in that sense until
now. To me woke is what you have done when you have finished sleeping.
But if it means politically correct and was used by Pompeo then I would
suppose that it was used in a pejorative manner. Politically correct
still should be a form of praise in my way of thinking, but the
right-wing have still perverted it into a term of ridicule for anyone
who demands respect or is willing to give respect. So this sounds like
another attempt by the right-wingers to pervert another word.
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George H. Smith “It is my firm conviction that man has nothing to gain,
emotionally or otherwise, by adhering to a falsehood, regardless of how
comfortable or sacred that falsehood may appear. Anyone who claims, on
the one hand, that he is concerned with human welfare, and who demands,
on the other hand, that man must suspend or renounce the use of his
reason, is contradicting himself. There can be no knowledge of what is
good for man apart from knowledge of reality and human nature, and there
is no manner in which this knowledge can be acquired except through
reason. To advocate irrationality is to advocate that which is
destructive to human life.” ― George H. Smith, Atheism: The Case Against God
On 1/15/2021 7:20 PM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
Remember the word, woke and wokeness? It was Pompeo who used it in a speech.
I read about that speech again today and from the context, I believe the
word means, "politically correct", and "wokeness" means "political
correctness".
Miriam
