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I think the majority have noble intentions.Wokeism is about pretending to have those goals to be part of a social group.
Just like I think many Trumpists are dupes, not literal Nazis.
I think the majority have noble intentions.Wokeism is about pretending to have those goals to be part of a social group.
Yes. The radical notion that brown and black bodies shouldn't be murdered in the streets by an oppressive and racist police state and that LGBTQIA2+ folk should be treated with decency and respect can be analogous to literal white supremacists lionizing the, according to Noam Chomsky, worst criminal in human history.Depends.
If you propose to end racism and promote social justice by any-means necessary up to an including attacking the very standards of truth and rationality by which non-coercive conversations can be had... then they can be seen as fairly analogous.
The issue with Trumpism is that not only ignores facts, it disdains them.
ALL non favorable reporting is branded as lies.
ALL science they don't like is branded as false.
So you would think that you could do some research and check some facts to see what science and reporting is accurate and what isn't, right? Simple enough! But wait.... Now fact checking is fake liberal biased lies planted by the deep state. That's right, the process of verifying facts can just be called liberal lies. So what are we left with? All news and scientists can't be trusted, and you can't even fact check them and explain why you disagree with them using facts because, you know...... facts don't support your arguments and are therefore fake.
That's how this became a cult. Only Trump and Trump approved media/Youtubers can be believed. Only HE tells the truth and every single unfavorable report, study, or fact is just TDS fake news.
How do we come back from this shit? These people aren't going to wake up when Trump is thrown out of office and suddenly realize they were brainwashed. This is their entire identity now for many of them and they are too far gone. Best case scenario would be that the sane half of the Republicans reject Trumpism and things get forced back into reality based platforms, but I am not hopeful considering the amount of people who voted for Trump after a 4 year dumpster fire.
Not true. Someone can be 100% in favor of, say the end of voter suppression, and universal enfranchisement, but also oppose the assumptions and conclusions of Critical Race Theory, gender fluidity, etc.Calling the continuing civil rights struggle the 'woke' movement is nothing more than defensive reactionary babbling by fearful bigots
It depends on how you go about the argument. For example, if I were to provide you with statistics showing that black people aren't killed by cops more often per encounter than white people... how would you proceed in the conversation?Yes. The radical notion that brown and black bodies shouldn't be murdered in the streets by an oppressive and racist police state and that LGBTQIA2+ folk should be treated with decency and respect can be analogous to literal white supremacists lionizing the, according to Noam Chomsky, worst criminal in human history.
Okay.
It's beyond mindboggling how twisted people's minds are.Trumpism favors racisim, segregation, slavery & genocide
Black people just want equal opportunities & treatment. Ive yet to see a black person wave the equivelent of the confederate or nazi flag for fucks sake
Give me a break
Was actually just about to ask this.As anyone defined what "Trump-ism" is even supposed to be?
"Wokeness" is not the same a supporting Medicare for All. You can support Medicare for All and not things like mandatory training in Critical Race Theory for government employees.Universal healthcare or nazis marching in the street chanting blood and soil. It's tough to pick.
I'd say it's a dedication to worldview that sees Donald Trump as a central figure in a epochal struggle of good vs. evil.As anyone defined what "Trump-ism" is even supposed to be?
Really? According to a recent surveys 70% of Republicans think Trump would have won the election if there wasn't widespread fraud.Neither movement is particularly dangerous. Both are marginalized overall. I assume, maybe foolishly, that the average human being is capable of critical thinking and realizes these polarizing ideologies aren't the full truth.
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I'd say it's a dedication to worldview that sees Donald Trump as a central figure in a epochal struggle of good vs. evil.
Imagine having to live & interact with them on a daily basisI can't be the only one who knows at least half the people in America are poorly educated and easily fooled and or led... i mean just look at the popular vote...
preaching to the choir man... I dealt with morons daily in NYPD and i now live in FL in a very republican area... so much fail ..Imagine having to live & interact with them on a daily basis
I work with a Trump supporter who literally believes in bigfoot & claims he saw an alien spaceship hoover over him. He gets all his opinions from right wing news outlets
Well one of them is trying to undermine democracy as we speak and the other is trying to get you to be nicer to minorities.
Doesn't seem like a fair comparison to begin with.
Trumpism favors racisim, segregation, slavery & genocide
Black people just want equal opportunities & treatment. Ive yet to see a black person wave the equivelent of the confederate or nazi flag for fucks sake
Give me a break
The other is built upon the big lie that white people aren't nice to "minorities".