That's an angry response with no relevance ro my post, and you just couldnt resist getting the 'enlightened' swipe in could you. When did I ever say I was an enlightened person? If I was truly enlightened, I sure as hell wouldnt be on here.
"Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny."
What I mean gal is, the tendency to put people into this group or that group without even considering their point of view has led to the rabid polarisation that is causing so much upheaval and hatred in the world right now. The US is breaking apart in front of our social media eyes. Europe is torn apart by separation, us and them has become the norm in so many aspects of life. It seems to me, the term woke could be applied to create even more division in a world where we need to be healing our divisions for the sake of humanity. All the examples I've seen to describe woke, are indeed issues that need to be discussed, but more often than not these days, the dialogue tends to lean immovably one side or the other. Middle ground these days serm to be regarded as a sign of weakness.
Where did I suggest that I didnt want to hear peoples opinions. As usual, attacking the person, it really is your regular mo. I see you do it all the time.
I did find it interesting, seems like you could substitute woke for lefty, or the other way round and no one might notice. Or would that be lazy labelling?
Hmm, seems like old Columbus was a bit naughy by todays standards, maybe thats why his presence, albeit in stone, was not looked upon as appropriate by some. Not sure where 'woke' comes in though, just seems like having an awareness of the facts. I think a similar opinion could be formed on crt also to be honest.
Maybe it's just a blanket term, a form of lazy labelling. I've been watching some Russel Brand videos on the subject, but no point in posting any, no one would watch them, it would just give people more opportunity at 'lazy labelling.'
What kind of statues and monuments, have you got any examples? We had some statues damaged here in the uk, but to be honest I can see with some of them why their continued presence would anger some people. Don't understand the rest of your post.
It/s a word we here banded about so much these days, even on here. I think it's become fashionable to be anti-woke, even though I don't know what it means.
Anyway, this anti-woke guy tries to explain to James O'Brien on LBC what woke is.....
I think one way of looking at it is say, we identify with the'me'. The one who has a name, a gender, job, family and possesions. The me is subject to change, birth life and death and sufferes the ills of being in our human body. The self, or 'I' is not subject to change, birth life and death and is free from the endless suffereings of samsara, (the cycle of birth life and death) and is eternal.
I think that more or less ties in with what you are saying.
What is Woke?
What was the question again? I must have missed it in amongst the insults.