New polling shows national Republicans and Iowa Republican caucusgoers were more interested in “law and order” than battling “woke” schools, media and corporations.

New polling shows national Republicans and Iowa Republican caucusgoers were more interested in “law and order” than battling “woke” schools, media and corporations.

  • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
    431·
    11 months ago

    It would be nice if my country could have two functional political parties. Right now we have one that thinks if it does something once a decade it is too radical and the other is eating horse dewormer.

    • relyn@lemmy.ml
      328·
      11 months ago

      I think it would be nice if more moderates from each party were more prominent. Right now we really have mostly very right leaning republicans and very left leaning democrats pushing legislature, making news headlines etc.

      • teft@startrek.website
        254·
        11 months ago

        very left leaning democrats

        Where? The democrats would be center right in any other western country. So who are these very left leaning democrats you fear? Bernie is as left as they come in America and he’s barely left leaning.

        • relyn@lemmy.ml
          1·
          11 months ago

          I never said nor do I fear either side of this coin. I was just pointing out what it seems like the problem is to me.

          I would genuinely like to learn about how America compares to another western country. What policies make other countries much more left leaning?

      • lolcatnip@reddthat.com
        4·
        11 months ago

        What moderate Republicans? The few that didn’t gleefully embrace fascism (e.g. Liz Cheney) have been run out of the party. And even the left fringe of the Republican party is awful.

      • keeb420@kbin.social
        3·
        11 months ago

        where are these left leaning democrats? at worse we have bernie and aoc who thinks people who work 40+ hours a week shouldnt be impoverished and that everyone deserves healthcare.

      • Poob@lemmy.ca
        3·
        11 months ago

        Ah yes, “very left” ideas like drone strikes, breaking strikes, and corporate welfare

      • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
        3·
        11 months ago

        I would like to see people running for positions in government actually interested in government. The vast majority of running stuff is just running stuff. Taxes get collected, bills get paid, vacant positions filled, roads get built or repaired, cops don’t murder unarmed minorities, and if you have time you get to fix maybe one big problem. It isnt romantic, you don’t get interviewed by some talking head, or sued, or boycotted, it is just making sure that things basically work.

        And I am not seeing that. I am seeing one party terrified of doing anything and another that pushes in some very radical position that causes devastation.

      • relyn@lemmy.ml
        13·
        11 months ago

        Not entirely sure why all the downvotes were necessary but I guess this is just like Reddit. I was just commenting on what the issue seems like to me. I’m happy to hear differing opinions but “lol @ very left leaning” comments and downvotes are hardly constructive.

  • dmention7@lemm.ee
    23·
    11 months ago

    Two sides of the same coin, honestly.

    Anti-“woke” means refusing to acknowledge the presence of systematic injustice.

    “Law & Order” is the dogwhistle for cranking up the tangible effects of systematic injustice.

  • chickenwing@lemmy.world
    18·
    11 months ago

    Yes, DeSantis schtick is getting old. It’s not a real policy. Most people don’t even have a clear view of what woke is even supposed to mean.

    Even Trump doesn’t care for it.

    “I don’t like the term ‘woke’ because I hear ‘woke woke woke.’ It’s just a term they use, half the people can’t even define it, they don’t know what it is,” Donald Trump

  • cultsuperstar@lemmy.mlB
    7·
    11 months ago

    Can you get tired of something you don’t under and can’t define, even though for it’s pretty easy to understand and define for a normal person?

    They’re just getting tried of hearing DeSantis say it 800 times a minute. And he can’t even define it.

      • Instigate@aussie.zone
        21·
        11 months ago

        A semiautomatic or fully automatic rifle; machine gun; or weapon that fires a propelled explosive ordnance.

      • dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world
        22·
        11 months ago

        And for your precise needs…

        From the American Heritage Dictionary :

        • Any of various automatic or semiautomatic rifles designed for individual use in combat.

        • A military style automatic rifle or carbine that fires a shortened rifle caliber round or lower power smaller calibre round larger than pistol ammunition from a high capacity magazine.

        From the Meriam Webster Dictionary

        • any of various intermediate-range, magazine-fed military rifles (such as the AK-47) that can be set for automatic or semiautomatic fire also : a rifle that resembles a military assault rifle but is designed to allow only semiautomatic fire

        Does that work for you?

      • sndmn@lemmy.ca
        12·
        11 months ago

        But whatabout what your mom does, down by the docks at night?

  • MicroWave@lemmy.worldOP
    7·
    11 months ago

    For Republican candidates, no word has hijacked political discourse quite like “woke,” a term few can define but many have used to capture what they see as left-wing views on race, gender and sexuality that have strayed far beyond the norms of American society.

  • MasterOBee Master/King@lemmy.world
    48·
    11 months ago

    As a conservative, I’m fine with some broad anti-‘woke’ policies, but banning how people dress is absurd, and the insane focus from some candidates is wild.