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@JeremyLoveday @deardubow Hi @JeremyLoveday Appreciate you clearing that up, and apologize 4 assuming that ur RT meant U ID as "woke". (@deardubow conflated progressive councillors = woke") It's a word I have trouble with (same as I do with 'left' vs 'right' in poli discourse. 1/

@JeremyLoveday @deardubow I also suggest to @CharlesBodi that #wordsmatter; and his initial poll inferring that 'woke' ppl are cockroaches was not at all helpful. The word does carry connotations that go beyond common usage (an undesirable pest) 2/

@JeremyLoveday @deardubow @CharlesBodi "on the African continent, it must be assumed that those who flippantly drop this term into political rhetoric are unaware of its historical applications" 3/
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@JeremyLoveday @deardubow @CharlesBodi That being said - it was @deardubow who owned the word "woke" from the poll; and owned it not only for himself, but also on behalf of "progressive councillors and activists" 4/

@JeremyLoveday @deardubow @CharlesBodi My objection to those who call themselves 'woke' is that they use it to assert a moral superiority which assumes they know better than anyone who disagrees with them - and is used purposefully to negate those opposing opinions as unworthy of consideration. 5/

@JeremyLoveday @deardubow @CharlesBodi Here's an example of such 'wokeness' condescension which popped up on my twitter stream this am: 6/

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