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[–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

No, woke refers to seeing through deceptive propaganda. For example 'millions of americans have woken up to the reality of genocide in gaza'.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    Your example sentence simply uses the english verb “wake” in its original meaning.

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wake

    Not the adjective “woke” that this thread is about.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke

    By 2019, the term was widely being used sarcastically as a pejorative by conservatives, as a way to disparage socially liberal movements as superficial and insincere performative activism.

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