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A #THREAD on the UK @Conservatives' & US Republicans' mobilisation of “woke” as a pejorative term to describe progressive policies in general, & how the Left should respond.

Increasingly, everything the right-wing don’t like is described as woke - a scapegoat for any bad news.
This #THREAD is based on two recent articles by Gil Duran & George Lakoff, the American cognitive linguist & philosopher, best known for his 'framing' thesis that people's lives are significantly influenced by the conceptual metaphors they use to explain complex phenomena.
To 'frame' something is "to select some aspects of a perceived reality & make them more salient in a communication text, in such a way as to promote a particular problem definition, causal interpretation, moral evaluation, and/or treatment recommendation for the item described."
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Elon Musk’s acquisition of @Twitter has turned out even worse than expected...

Respected American cognitive linguist & philosopher, @GeorgeLakoff, explains Musk's strategy, & why it so dangerous...

georgelakoff.substack.com/p/twitter-ceo-…
"In a few short weeks, Twitter’s chief troll (and CEO) has enthusiastically championed misinformation, elevated hateful voices, flirted with fascism and pledged to restore abusive or dangerous accounts that had been permanently suspended."
"He laid off thousands of workers tasked with maintaining the safety, stability & standards of the site. While claiming to Twitter’s advertisers the app wouldn't become a “hellsite,” he's done everything in his power to accelerate Twitter’s decline into disorganized decrepitude."
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