Has the world gone woke or mad

[georgegeorgia]

Not sure if the World is going "woke" or mad ????

 

Just watched the Republicans getting thrashed in America with successful socialist candidate promising to release prisoners to the community so they get counselling????

He got elected John Fetterman beating the republican 

 

I then watched on YouTube young and middle-aged  white men on their knees looking up at & saying sorry and crying to people of other races & cultures for past generations. 

The guys standing looking down on them are laughing 

 

I even see on Instagram young tattooed hard looking guys who are with pics of lifting weights etc and then see pics of them hugging bunny rabbits and sleeping with teddy bears 

 

I then seen young girls in Germany with signs saying they want more mass  immigration and fighting police over this,demanding Germany become the refugee nation 

 

Then seen on TV children's program playschool a transgender host dressing a boy doll in women's clothes saying this is ok 

 

I saw a young guy training at the gym promoting a protest to stop war  veterans from marching on memorial Day 

 

What has happened?

 

America seems to be the leader now in wokenism ,

The UK was once the leader 

Edited November 9, 2022 by georgegeorgia

[Baron Samedi]

The world isn't mad or woke.

It is absurd.

 

 

[Smithson]

It's a shame civilized countries are influenced by a backward place like the US, with the world's largest prison population, it still has the death penalty and still uses imperial measurements.

[huangnon]

It's just another 'divide and rule' tactic employed by our "elites" to further atomize society.

The technology and methods used have obviously improved a lot since Roman times, but its still the same tactic.

[Photoguy21]

Woke and Mad are two words for the same thing

[Sparktrader]

It always was mad.

[spidermike007]

It is more woke and weaker than ever. PC is the downfall of society and much of it is driven by the extreme toxicity of social media. 

[HappyExpat57]

9 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

It always was mad.

I absolutely agree. It's been the advent of social media that has raised an awareness of just HOW mad people are. This species really needs a reboot.

[2baht]

51 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Not sure if the World is going "woke" or mad ????

Well I "woke" up at 6.00am this morning, is that mad or what? ????

 

 

Edited November 9, 2022 by 2baht

[mikebike]

Define "woke" for us all. So many peeps use it in different ways, it is difficult to comment without a mutually agreed upon definition.

[Boomer6969]

Gilead is  the alternative, I've made my choice.

[Sparktrader]

3 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Well I "woke" up at 6.00am this morning, is that mad or what?

Up at 2am

[2baht]

4 minutes ago, mikebike said:

Define "woke" for us all. So many peeps use it in different ways, it is difficult to comment without a mutually agreed upon definition.

It's the past tense of wake...at least it was when I went to school!

[OneMoreFarang]

Stupid, crazy and mad people exist since forever.

Now they have a lot more publicity. And some people are confused and join those idiots.

And some people have good intentions, i.e. not to be racists, but then they are caught up in some stupid movement.

 

32 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Just watched the Republicans getting thrashed in America with successful socialist candidate promising to release prisoners

Maybe that is more of a sign about the people who were not elected. What does it mean if a bad candidate was elected? Probably the alternative was even worse.

 

Recently I watch a lot of YouTube videos. For whatever reason the algorism puts lots of right leaning presenters on the top of my page. And when I watch those videos, I often agree with them how crazy some people on the left are. Yes, they are crazy. And now? Is that a reason to vote right? Or should right leaning candidates also be examined? Are they maybe also crazy in other ways?

The problem is that there are many extreme candidates on both sides and there is no good alternative. People have to choose between one or the other idiot/radial/extremist. 

 

It's time that the not so extreme people wake up and give people better, not extreme, alternatives. I am sure lots of people would like to vote for smart and sane people who have the best interest of the people and the country in mind. But where are these smart and sane candidates? And how many sane people are willing to compete in this crazy "game"?

[BritManToo]

45 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

What has happened?

I blame it all on giving women the vote.

Edited November 9, 2022 by BritManToo

[still kicking]

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

I blame giving women the vote.

Sad

[KannikaP]

35 minutes ago, Smithson said:

It's a shame civilized countries are influenced by a backward place like the US, with the world's largest prison population, it still has the death penalty and still uses imperial measurements.

No, their pounds, ounces and gallons or NOT Imperial, they are US (eless) !

[KannikaP]

26 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

Woke and Mad are two words for the same thing

Was there really a WOKE magazine? Alfred E Neumann.

[HappyExpat57]

3 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Sad

You MUST be new. This guy kids. Relax, unclench, have a laugh.

[Walker88]

Perhaps "mad" is more appropriately used for the 291 repub candidates on the ballot who are election deniers, or the repubs who think an appropriate Christmas Card is a photo of the entire family---dad, mom and the kiddies---all sporting AR-15 rifles, or the hypocrite repubs who bark about 'her emails' (a couple of lowly classified CONFIDENTIAL, later declassified), when they excuse the fact 45 stole hundreds of TS/SCI and HCS classified documents and kept them in his club---then lied about returning the stolen property.

 

The woke on the left are silly, but they are an extremely small minority of the side, whereas election deniers, fascists, democracy haters, QAnons and Incels are a majority of the right. The right, I would be willing to bet, is also the home to the highest percent of obese people. Nothing manly about a male looking 8 months pregnant or with spare tires that would fit an Airbus A380. The data shows that Red States are also the biggest parasites (get much more from the Federal Govt than their citizens pay in taxes), have the highest percentage of citizens on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI is the largest 'employer' in KY, TN and WV), and also the highest percentage of opioid addiction.

 

Oh, and the biggest whiny little b!tch in the entire world is 45, who is always crying about 'UNFAIR' and other things.

 

45 is also the biggest loser of the night, as many of the candidates he endorsed lost.

[GammaGlobulin]

Now, you begin asking me this question, what has happened? 

[KhunLA]

Oh that world .... yea that's some funny A$$ $hit.

... Thankfully has nothing to do with my world ????

[BritManToo]

11 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Sad

Woke!

[Lacessit]

I seem to be reading different news, according to the media I get Trump-backed Republicans are winning in the mid-terms. Which tilts the balance, for me at least, towards mad.

[BritManToo]

2 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

I seem to be reading different news, according to the media I get Trump-backed Republicans are winning in the mid-terms. Which tilts the balance, for me at least, towards mad.

Wait till they count the postal votes!

[Lacessit]

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Wait till they count the postal votes!

That assumes the officials will be allowed to.

[Fat is a type of crazy]

There are much worse aspects of human nature on show than things you have mentioned. 

Thankfully the Democrats did much better than expected - many Democrat policies are to the right of Australia, and the key point is they accept election results, and have decent people running as candidates. 

Not all bad for Republicans  - they'll probably take the house. 

The prison release thing is not as simple as you think - America has more prisoners than China compared to population and many people held in prison are due to minor things like bond issues - nearly all democrats believe those who do serious crimes should get serious time. 

The saying sorry thing is a tiny minority and hey - open up to the fact that bad things happened. 

Young men hugging bunny rabbits - a bit of fun.

You note YOUNG girls want mass migration - young uni students tend to be lefties but before social media you never saw them. 

Most people have commonsense on transgender stuff but if you want extreme opinions you can find them. 

You are Australian - you might remember a feminist group in the 80's protesting against ex servicemen - I don't agree but it's good to live in a country where you can have your say. Soldiers do do bad things. 

 

Edited November 9, 2022 by Fat is a type of crazy

[Sparktrader]

12 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

Perhaps "mad" is more appropriately used for the 291 repub candidates on the ballot who are election deniers, or the repubs who think an appropriate Christmas Card is a photo of the entire family---dad, mom and the kiddies---all sporting AR-15 rifles, or the hypocrite repubs who bark about 'her emails' (a couple of lowly classified CONFIDENTIAL, later declassified), when they excuse the fact 45 stole hundreds of TS/SCI and HCS classified documents and kept them in his club---then lied about returning the stolen property.

 

The woke on the left are silly, but they are an extremely small minority of the side, whereas election deniers, fascists, democracy haters, QAnons and Incels are a majority of the right. The right, I would be willing to bet, is also the home to the highest percent of obese people. Nothing manly about a male looking 8 months pregnant or with spare tires that would fit an Airbus A380. The data shows that Red States are also the biggest parasites (get much more from the Federal Govt than their citizens pay in taxes), have the highest percentage of citizens on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI is the largest 'employer' in KY, TN and WV), and also the highest percentage of opioid addiction.

 

Oh, and the biggest whiny little b!tch in the entire world is 45, who is always crying about 'UNFAIR' and other things.

 

45 is also the biggest loser of the night, as many of the candidates he endorsed lost.

Must you rant all the time against Trump?

[wprime]

57 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Just watched the Republicans getting thrashed in America with successful socialist candidate promising to release prisoners to the community so they get counselling????

He got elected John Fetterman beating the republican 

 

I then watched on YouTube young and middle-aged  white men on their knees looking up at & saying sorry and crying to people of other races & cultures for past generations. 

The guys standing looking down on them are laughing 

 

I even see on Instagram young tattooed hard looking guys who are with pics of lifting weights etc and then see pics of them hugging bunny rabbits and sleeping with teddy bears 

 

I then seen young girls in Germany with signs saying they want more mass  immigration and fighting police over this,demanding Germany become the refugee nation 

 

Then seen on TV children's program playschool a transgender host dressing a boy doll in women's clothes saying this is ok 

 

I saw a young guy training at the gym promoting a protest to stop war  veterans from marching on memorial Day 

 

There's nothing wrong with any of these things. Just people with different opinions to you.

 

Too woke is when people try to ban books because they offend, or when they tear down statues because they remind them of past injustices, or when they fire you for failing to use the correct pronouns.

 

People with different opinions are where all progress comes from - sometimes they are going to be <deleted>, there's nothing wrong with that - the good comes with the bad. It's when they shove those opinions down your throat that it becomes a problem.

[Sparktrader]

5 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Wait till they count the postal votes!

Yes, thats where it gets dodgy.