Meaning of woke mind virus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Leftist, progressive, or social justice-supporting movements that are perceived by opponents to be fanatical or corrupting society.
   derogatory, neologism, slang
2. Perceived left-wing threats to freedom of speech or conservative values.
   broadly, derogatory, neologism, slang

Examples

“"We have⟳ made Florida the state where woke goes to die⟳," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a recent event in Virginia. "The woke mind⟳ virus represents a war on merit. It represents a war on achievement."”

“Musk told Peterson that Wilson’s gender transition has been the motivation for his push⟳ into conservative politics. “I vowed to destroy⟳ the woke mind⟳ virus after that, and we’re making some progress⟳,” he said.”

““I think⟳ we need⟳ to be very cautious about anything that is anti-meritocratic and anything that results in the suppression of free speech,” Musk said to Maher. “So those are two of the aspects of the ‘woke mind⟳ virus’ that I think⟳ are very dangerous…. you can’t question⟳ things, even the questioning is bad. Almost synonymous would be cancel⟳ culture. And obviously people have⟳ tried to cancel⟳ you many times.””

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