Consider why conspiracy theorists always “they don’t want you to X”, “they” could mean the Illuminati, Deep state, Freemasons, the Catholic church, Jewish cabals or whichever group you think has power. As long as you say “they”, everyone will nod and fill in the blank to their personal boogeyman.

Now woke originally meant being aware of racism, but since 2020 and the George Floyd protests, which the right demonized as woke riots. It then became a catchall term for any acknowledgment of structural imbalances.

Acknowledging racism is woke. MLK and Lincoln fixed it. Acknowledging sexism is woke. Suffragettes fixed it. Acknowledging homophobia is woke. They can get married, so it’s fixed. Acknowledging transphobia is woke. Trans folk are evil pedophiles. Acknowledging ICE killings is woke. Immigrants are dangerous.

Woke is used as a pejorative to describe someone who doesn’t think the world is perfect. If you think the world could be improved or if you understand some very basic history, then your woke.