Using ‘woke’ as a pejorative has a long history in conservative discourse. Before that, it was called ‘politically correct’ and before that it was called ‘bleeding heart’.
It all means the same thing: that liberals pretend to care about marginalized people as a cynical ploy to get/keep power.
The reason this insult has such lasting power is because it’s apt.
Using ‘woke’ as a pejorative has a long history in conservative discourse. Before that, it was called ‘politically correct’ and before that it was called ‘bleeding heart’.
It all means the same thing: that liberals pretend to care about marginalized people as a cynical ploy to get/keep power.
The reason this insult has such lasting power is because it’s apt.
Not that I disagree, but what’s the relationship between the statement and the headline. This is an inside the party fight.