Post by jeremiah on Dec 10, 2022 13:10:02 GMT -5
www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2022/12/desantis-ron-woke-florida-officials/
MOJO WIRE
DECEMBER 5, 2022
DeSantis Officials Finally Tell Us What “Woke” Means
“Systemic injustices” doesn’t have the same ring.
ABIGAIL WEINBERG
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, chief warrior in the crusade against “wokeness,” has hurled the word at so many targets as to render it meaningless. Fortunately, some members of DeSantis’ office have opened up about what they consider the definition of the word “woke” to be—and said a lot about their politics, while they were at it.
The question of the meaning of the word came up during a Florida trial over the potential reinstatement of Democratic State Attorney Andrew Warren, whom DeSantis suspended after Warren signed a pledge not to prosecute abortion seekers or providers. DeSantis argued that Warren’s pledge signaled a failure to perform his duties. A judge is currently deliberating the case.
During the trial, attorneys for Warren asked DeSantis aides to define “woke.” Per Florida Politics:
Taryn Fenske, DeSantis’ Communications Director said “woke” was a “slang term for activism…progressive activism” and a general belief in systemic injustices in the country.
Asked what “woke” means more generally, [Desantis’ General Counsel Ryan] Newman said “it would be the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them.”
Newman added that DeSantis doesn’t believe there are systemic injustices in the U.S. He also emphasized he believed Warren’s “wokeism” led him to sign the pledge not to prosecute abortion crimes, the primary factor that led to his suspension.
Newman added that DeSantis doesn’t believe there are systemic injustices in the U.S. He also emphasized he believed Warren’s “wokeism” led him to sign the pledge not to prosecute abortion crimes, the primary factor that led to his suspension.
"Woke" the word is not really important. It's just a slang term to generally define a type of person and their agenda. Just like you could use the word fan, patriot, conservative, liberal, progressive etc.
As pointed out Andrew Warren generally fits the description of woke and led to his dereliction of duty as AG to prosecute abortion. His woke worldview prevented him from protecting the right to life and was therefore suspended. What matters is his actions.