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captain-price-unofficially · 5 months

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Moroccan troops during the "Sand War" against Algeria, 1963

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galerymod · 2 months

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It's interesting how all the conservatives and the right-wingers are working on the term woke, a real culture of excitement is being spun around the term.

What kind of bullshit has anyone of the woke people prevented the conservatives and right-wingers from their twisted world view or disturbed them in their daily propaganda?

Does woke interfere with anyone's shopping or daily life?

You get upset about it but climate change being a real threat to future generations is not an issue to get upset about!

Yes, there are criticisms of woke but these are minor compared to the real challenges facing societies.

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And what is that supposed to be?

Awake, Not Woke

A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive Ideology

Mindfulness, woke and kindness is not an ideology but a realisation from the deep love for people and their form in societies to contribute together to the happiness of all.

And should be the basis of business ethics.

And this is the crux of the matter: in the context of globalisation, woke would be a nightmare for many global corporations and also for their shareholders. They have to eliminate injustice in the form of exploitation and environmental destruction at all levels, which would be good for the world, but not in the sense of the highly praised profit maximisation.

This is the real background to the uproar that is being staged against wokeness.

The Christian religion has proven throughout its history that it is anti-woke. Witch burnings, slavery, persecution of those who think differently, absolute obedience to dictatorships (see the Russian Orthodox Church), hatred of everything foreign - the entire Bible Belt in the USA can tell you a thing or two about it. All conquest in the name of the church, religious wars and so on and so forth.

So stop eating chalk, you haven't even begun to understand the principle of humanity that Jesus preached.

It's actually religious abuse and unfortunately that counts for everyone who sees humanity as a weakness. It is not the strongest who survive but the most co-operative.

Wokeness

What does "woke" mean? - Meaning and origin

"Woke" - being aware of discrimination

"Woke", also known as "wokeness", comes from the English and means "awake" or "alert". Today, the term is used colloquially to describe attentiveness (vigilance) or sensitivity towards people from minorities and moments of discrimination. The wokeness movement focuses primarily on issues such as racism, sexism and similar forms of discrimination. However, the term is also often used to describe supposedly general structural and political grievances.

Origin of the term "woke"

The term originated in the mid-20th century in the African-American movement as an expression of awareness of social or racial oppression. One of the earliest uses can be found in a 1962 article by author William Melvin Kelley, which lists African-American slang expressions and is about white beatniks appropriating black slang. The term was taken up again more strongly with the start of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013, which brought it back into the public consciousness.

Since June 2017, the word can be found in the Oxford English Dictionary . The OED has since described the term "woke" as follows:

Originally: well informed, up to date. - Now mainly: vigilant against racial or social discrimination and injustice; frequent use: "to remain vigilant"

Criticism of the woke movement

Despite the need for "wokeness" in society, the term "woke" does not only have positive connotations. Especially in conservative circles, it is also used in a derogatory way, criticising the woke movement itself. The main criticism is usually that "woke" people are too sensitive. At the same time, however, this also automatically raises the question of whether those expressing criticism are not themselves too insensitive or too insensitive, which sometimes leads to the formation of camps. The main criticism is that

1. being woke is only based on criticism

A frequent criticism of the woke movement is that being woke is often only based on criticising others for not being woke enough. This was also the case for Barack Obama when he said in an interview with the New York Times in 2019 that the activism of young people today is based on pillorying other people. This creates a black-and-white view that lacks room for dialogue and education. This is a problem because all people have more or less faults. Excessive polarisation is a pattern that is particularly evident in social media.

2. premature development of a cancel culture

Another consequence of a culture of discussion that would only consist of criticism would be a hasty development into a cancel culture, in which certain people or groups would be completely shunned in order to deprive them of a platform. The fear is that people or groups who otherwise do good things will be cancelled without giving them space for dialogue and development. Quirks would be penalised too much.

3. political correctness

The term "woke" is also controversially discussed in connection with "political correctness", which actually aims to strengthen the interests of minorities, especially through the appropriate use of language, and thus avoid discrimination. It is criticised for creating new norms that are sometimes perceived as censorship. Critics fear that freedom of expression will be undermined by a kind of moralism. However, even the freedom to address discrimination is criticised.

Most recently, the new Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, spoke of "woke indoctrination in schools", which must be tackled. The term indoctrination describes vehement, one-sided, distorted teaching that does not allow for discussion, which is a central method of propaganda, especially in dictatorships. The extent to which the two terms can be connected at all remains questionable.

4 Woke washing and woke capitalism

We speak of woke washing and woke capitalism when brands, institutions or even individuals speak out against discrimination or grievances, but at the same time act in the opposite way or not at all. The criticism here is that companies in particular create a progressive self-image that is nevertheless subordinated to ruthless profit maximisation behind the woke façade. The image of a sustainable and equal corporate culture thus becomes a marketing strategy instead of an authentic identity.

Here is a simple definition of the rights for example (more of a fight call than a definition probably didn't pay attention to the definitions at school)

"Woke": definition and meaning

"Woke" means to be awake and committed and is a left-wing ideological term of struggle. Under the guise of "anti-discrimination" and the demand for "social justice", our liberal social order based on Christian bourgeois values is to be fought against at all levels and replaced by a socialist order.

Swiss political activists with a clear enemy image

And now a short definition from everyone who gets to the point (has probably understood what a definition is without propaganda and call to arms)

Wokeness

Definition: What is "wokeness"?

Wokeness is the attitude and movement of alertness and vigilance. It is the act of paying attention to what is happening in the world and wanting to remove anti-Semitism, racism, sexism, violence, environmental destruction, factory farming and other evils by raising one's voice in the mass media and on social media, on the streets and in the squares, in schools, universities and companies. In English, "to be woke" means "to be vigilant" against injustices of all kinds.

Prof. Dr. Oliver Bendel

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fonmythenmetz · 2 months

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#jedi wear chanel boots #its common knowledge #luke skywalker #din djarin #bo katan kryze #based on that picture of ‘chanel’ boot prints in the sand #the mandalorian #star wars #dinluke #my art

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jedi-starbird · 2 months

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'Desert hermit Ben Kenobi develops a reputation as a crazy wizard because he keeps talking to thin air.'

No. This is Tatooine, talking to yourself is hardly the weirdest thing they've seen. Ben Kenobi, however, keeps having full on fucking screaming rows with thin air and seemingly gets replies back, which is decidedly a step up.

(They've managed to piece together that a major point of contention is the acquisition and raising of a child? Clearly Ben is a wizard that had a bitter divorce with a desert spirit and is working through a custody dispute)

#i fully believe the first 3 years after qui gon manifests himself is screaming matches between the two its cathartic or something #tatooine residents watching ben have a seemingly coherent arguement with nothing #but sometimes they swear the wind moves the sand to form the shadow of a very tall man next to ben #tatooine residents very invested into the one-sided family drama theyre hearing about #obi wan kenobi #qui gon jinn #star wars

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a-simple-moisture-farmer · 1 year

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I think it's funniest if Luke and Anakin have completely opposite opinions on sand actually

Anakin: I don't like sand, it's course and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere UGH

Luke: I like sand. Reminds me of home. The good old days when all I had to worry about was not being allowed to go to tosche station to pick up some power converters :') I would happily take a sand bath

#star wars #luke skywalker #anakin skywalker #now leia /doesn't/ like sand #it's course rough irritating etc #she can tolerate it but it's really annoying when she keeps finding more in her clothes/shoes/hair and so on

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magnusbae · 2 months

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Star Wars: Republic #59 || Darth Vader (2017) #01

#I found it greatly ironic and so wished to cross those two together :)#anakin skywalker #anakinskywalkeredit #darthvaderedit #userjasmine #Starwarsedit #swedit #Star Wars #Star Wars Comics #Star Wars Republic #Darth Vader 2017 #Republic 59 #buns.edits #buns.all #sw comics #Anakin #not me‚ dutifully removing everything from the background and recreating new smooth sand background #only to crop 90% of it off in order to make Anakin bigger on tumblr... classic. XD #Darth Vader

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soracities · 18 days

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Wisława Szymborska, “Children of Our Age”, View with a Grain of Sand (trans. Stanisław Barańczak & Clare Cavanagh)

#either way you're talking politics #quotes #poems #poetry #wislawa szymborska #children of our age #view with a grain of sand #of war and violence #typography #id included #reading #polish lit #m #x

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keelifallen · 2 years

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Behold, the stupidest thing I’ve ever drawn

#finally got around to watching it #and just finished last night #anyway #I was inspired #star wars #anakin skywalker #how would he react to the pocket sand #hayden christensen #comic #the sandman #Tom Sturridge #morpheus #dream #the sandman netflix #crossover #prequel memes #the clone wars #tcw #keelidraws

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cruella1989 · 2 months

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What do you think they’re talking about?

#star wars #memes #palpatine #sheev palpatine #mace windu #master windu #anakin skywalker #anakin #obiwan kenobi #obiwan #star wars prequels #funny #sw memes #i hate sand #i have the high ground #i am the senate #take a seat #we do not grant you the rank of master #sw prequels

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atomic-chronoscaph · 5 months

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Star Wars action figures - Kenner (1977)

#star wars action figures #kenner toys #vintage action figures #vintage 70s toys #luke skywalker #princess leia organa #han solo #chewbacca #darth vader #ben obi-wan kenobi #see threepio #artoo detoo #sand people #jawa #stormtrooper #death squad commander #seventies #1977

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stargirl230 · 9 months

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Out there, somewhere

or: hey BB-8, ya like sand?

(no reposts; reblogs appreciated)

#my art #artists on tumblr #digital art #fanart #star wars #rey skywalker #bb8 #star wars sequel trilogy #i’d love to see the night sky from the desert one day #the light pollution isnt too bad here #but the first time i saw a shooting star i thought it was a plane about to crash #anyway it was like magic #i like to think rey spent her nights on jakku stargazing #maybe imagining which star her parents were on…#MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION: DOES REY LIKE SAND #oh my god does bb8 like sand #guys bb8 is the best and also an absolute baby #*lighter thumbs up*

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mirandahamilton · 8 months

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Jupiter's cock, will you come to grips!

#spartacusedit #spartacus #lucretia #perioddramaedit #gifshistorical #perioddramasource #perioddramacentral #perioddramagif #**#lucy lawless #spartacus: blood and sand #spartacus: vengeance #spartacus: war of the damned #spartacus: gods of the arena

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memyselfandtheemperor · 1 year

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evawritesstuff · 3 months

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Anakin was crying when he told Padme that he genocided the Tuskens. He told her he hated them but he also hated himself.

Star wars is a tragedy because every time you watch it, you think maybe in the back of your mind " it could have been otherwise".Anakin was brilliant and had the potential to be a great person but ended up being one of the worst ones. And he knew it too deep down in his heart but suppressed it as Darth Vader.

Yoda said once you go down the dark path, it will forever dominate your destiny. Anakin believed that there was no coming back. Of course, both omitted the power of love, a power both predictable and unpredictable at the same time.

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eightdoctor · 28 days

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honestly before they decided to put daleks in every third big finish audio they should’ve considered the fact that No One Likes To Listen To Thaem

#plase. please stop.#it’s like a cheese grater on the brain it’s like my cerebrum is being sanded away listening to them #maybe you could try giving them nice and pleasant voices to listen to if you insist on having them in everything :-)#consequently this is also why i don’t like the time war very much. terrible aural experience #as well as the everything else about it #doctor who

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hyunpic · 10 months

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HYUNJIN: stay, just do as you are doing now, you're doing well [lovestay piano credit]

#hyunjin #skz #video #my haven 🩷#two years ago he was saying how he wants to give back all of his love to us when play with fire was released #and i just think i want to give that love he gives us 1839384 times more back #playing tug of war with i love yous with him in my mind..#tbh to me your existence itself is more than love to me. it transcends beyond that #i write your name to the sand in front of the sea so the waves can wipe it away and carry the message me of caring about you to you…#i feel like without u i would be like the black screen of a movie ending without the credits #and like a song without lyrics.. hmm

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