The term 'woke mind virus' was coined by Elon Musk to describe the antics of the modern political Left.
Again I ask what is "woke mind virus?" Can someone just define it. https://t.co/oTB9mygw1q
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) September 8, 2023
Nearly everyone knows what Musk means by the term, generally, but liberals like to pretend it's a concept without meaning.
That's likely what Wajahat Ali is doing here … or maybe not.
Can you?
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) September 8, 2023
We're happy to help Wajahat out since he seems unable to grasp the concept. Here's a simple definition, and then we'll expand a little:
The woke mind virus describes the mindset of people who find bigotry, hatred, and bullying acceptable when used in service of a modern liberal progressive agenda.
It's not just that liberals have over-the-top political views. They always have. So what happened that finally red-pilled Elon Musk?
Progressive views have become excessively extreme, to the point of advocating for children to be allowed to mutilate their sexual organs, for example. In concert with these ultra-extreme views is the notion that anyone who opposes them should be belittled, shouted down, silenced, unemployed, and removed from society.
That's the woke mind virus - permission to be a horrible person by elevating yourself to the level of unimpeachably good person.
Why can't Wajahat see this? Well, here's one theory …
You’re not capable of understanding it because you’re infected by it.
— Phil (@RealPhillyP) September 8, 2023
When you've decided you are necessarily one of the good guys, it's hard to see yourself in the definition.
When Rick Wilson and Wajahat Ali joined Don Lemon on that infamous CNN segment where they cackled over bigoted stereotypes, complete with accusations of being poorly educated and fake southern accents, they couldn't possibly comprehend they'd done anything wrong.
They are, after all, the good guys. The prejudice and bigotry don't matter because their targets are the bad guys.
It's a pretty sweet deal when you make yourself the arbiter of good and bad. A lot of truly evil regimes in history, and some religions at times, figured out how powerful this notion can be.
Here… pic.twitter.com/qfVT62sw8l
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) September 8, 2023
Spot on. Give people the power to maltreat and 'destroy with good conscience'. That's the promise behind the woke mind virus.
Don't believe us. Read how some leftists responded to Wajahat's question.
For me, #woke is speaking up in words, thoughts, and actions, for marginalized people and communities. Political correctness was reactive, it followed what was expected. Being “woke” is being proactive and demanding that the tenants of PC be followed and respected
— Text ACT to 644-33 she/her #Woke (@rchakras) September 8, 2023
Pure and simple... It is caring about others. And that isn't based on skin color or economic status. Essentially be kind.
— christina m. brooks (@runewarrior) September 8, 2023
Something the Republicans seem incapable of.
— Robbin (Real Robbin) 🌊 ¯\(ツ) ⁄ ¯ (@RaeMargaret61) September 8, 2023
Notice some common themes among those answers?
'I'm good, and the people who disagree with me are ignorant, evil, and should be forced into compliance.'
Sure, we're all capable of that, especially rhetorically. The change occurred when progressives decided it was a moral good to coerce compliance through abuse of the noncompliant.
It doesn’t mean anything. It’s just a cudgel to hit people who don’t comply with your wants and views. https://t.co/OEfjdkX3CI
— MadronaCitizen (@MadronaCitizen) September 8, 2023
Remove the first sentence, and this person inadvertently gave a pretty good definition.
Being so committed to impressing liberal wine moms that you dox the wife of a guy who applied to donate his liver to your sick child.
— Sarah 🥨 (@cosmopterix) September 8, 2023
BOOM. That's a perfect example.
Siraj Hashmi is the curator of 'The List' on TwitterX - a running joke where people who say something outrageous get put on the 'The List' of people who need their phones taken away. Yes, they're usually leftists.
Wajahat 'won' the top spot on The List for one particular ridiculous tweet. Yes, we all get angry when the political blood-letting is directed at us, but there's usually a sense that those disagreements don't spill over into attacks on one's family. Not so, in this case. Wajahat dragged Siraj's wife into the fray for being tied to Trump's 2020 election legal battles. No previous act of decency on Siraj's part (the liver reference) would shield him. You see, Siraj's wife, deserved to be dragged in for completely unrelated reasons because all tactics are acceptable to those afflicted with the woke mind virus. Orange man bad. Siraj wife bad. Siraj bad. That's the progressive progression.
Thinking kids should chop their organs off.
— Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) September 8, 2023
That too. LOL.
But that's the reason things have changed, right?
What if liberals had simply come along and said, 'Little Timmy plays with dolls so we think chemical castration, followed by physical castration, seems like a good idea.'
They would have been ran out of polite society. They couldn't afford to air such extreme views without a moral proclamation and a threat of force behind them.
'It's a moral imperative that little Timmy be allowed to be his best self, and anyone who stands in his way wants to harm little Timmy, make him commit suicide, is evil, and must be destroyed.'
Now THAT, they can work with.
https://t.co/u50QA8K70e pic.twitter.com/s50w9ES0yx
— ᵞⁱᵏᵉˢ (@TrueBeefSupreme) September 8, 2023
'Don't you dare question that skinny guy who pretends to be a girl and makes a mockery of women! You wouldn't want us to call your employer, would you?'
I dunno, blaming your Imam's teaching the standard tenets of Islam on the GOP is a pretty good example of it in action.
— Joanne Mason (@JoanneMason11) September 9, 2023
True story. Wajahat did that too. LOL.
This... pic.twitter.com/VTN02q0oHh
— Patrick (@pcthom3) September 8, 2023
All it's missing is: 'And if you say that's not a turkey, we will end you.'
It’s actually kind of funny to get your question answered, probably hundreds of times, and then ask the question again like nobody has answered it. Good troll. https://t.co/Sns4M0ZYzV
— Collin Edwards (@collinE83) September 8, 2023
We hope he was happy with all the people helping him out. LOL.
You. It’s you. https://t.co/eoBYsahkok
— Sean Bannion (@SeanBannion) September 9, 2023
Bingo.
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