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In reply to the discussion: Trump admin threatens to pull ABC's broadcast license over Disney's DEI practices [View all]BumRushDaShow
(165,054 posts)31. Remember that the GOP takes terms that liberals/progressives use
and makes a negative out of them. They did just that with the slang term "woke" (which is basically "enlightened", "receptive", "perceptive" ) and most recently with the effort dubbed "DEI". Even the word "liberal" became an invective.
Disney went through a whole production with DeSatan in FL and despite the final outcome, managed to weaken him significantly where he was reduced to being a marginalized wacko.
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Trump admin threatens to pull ABC's broadcast license over Disney's DEI practices [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2025
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Since ABC already caved-in once because they didn't like what stephanopoulos said, I am not particularly confident that
JohnSJ
Apr 2025
#3
They are hiding in the closet with the armed patriots who bleat about watering
travelingthrulife
Apr 2025
#7
Is there a significant difference between being woke and being progressive. They seem close to the same to me.
Martin68
Apr 2025
#25
I understand that Republicans have latched onto the term "woke" as a propaganda move. I'm just making the point
Martin68
Apr 2025
#39
What doesn't he understand about free enterprise? ABC is not Trump TV, it's a private company.
Vinca
Apr 2025
#15
Not being racist is racist. Go ahead, let's see the scramble to get college football on TV
underpants
Apr 2025
#27