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Eugene Robinson has a word for those who are jumping on the "anti-woke" bandwagon:
"Woke" made a brief appearance in the mainstream and was immediately co-opted by the rightwing and flipped into the 21st Century version of "political correctness." I mean, do we have to fall for this everytime?
Robinson says, "To “stay woke” was to stay involved with issues of public concern. It meant being an active citizen and insisting that one’s voice be heard. In its original sense, or senses, wokeness was clearly a good thing."
So why are some who consider themselves left of center buying the rightwing demonization of the term?
Robinson:
Wake up to these 'woke' distortions (Washington Post)
The word “woke” once meant something, kind of. But now it’s just an empty, all-purpose insult hurled by conservative propagandists, anti-vaccine fabulists, lazy journalists and people who don’t want to know our history. Give it a rest, folks.
"Woke" made a brief appearance in the mainstream and was immediately co-opted by the rightwing and flipped into the 21st Century version of "political correctness." I mean, do we have to fall for this everytime?

Robinson says, "To “stay woke” was to stay involved with issues of public concern. It meant being an active citizen and insisting that one’s voice be heard. In its original sense, or senses, wokeness was clearly a good thing."
So why are some who consider themselves left of center buying the rightwing demonization of the term?
Robinson:
What drives me crazy is that journalists who should know better have begun using wokeness as shorthand without even examining, let alone challenging, the right-wing narrative. Commentators have posited that wokeness in the Virginia public schools gave Republican Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin his narrow victory over Democrat Terry McAuliffe — without bothering to note that what is being taught is not critical race theory but simply truthful American history, the good along with the bad. If there’s something wrong with learning our history, we’re in serious trouble.
Wake up to these 'woke' distortions (Washington Post)