“Woke”, like “Socialism”, is a rate bait word that Republicans refuse to define when asked to do so.  When I Googled a definition for Woke, the internet said to be woke is to believe that society is set up in a way that is inherently prejudiced against some minorities.  I certainly believe that is true, so I guess I am woke.  But Republicans want to believe every American has an equal opportunity in life; that belief allows them to look down upon and refuse social programs to those at the bottom of the economic pyramid.  Because, hey, everyone got an equal opportunity.  I’m successful today because I am a self made man!  It has nothing to do with the fact I had two parents that stayed together, prioritized that their children would have money for university educations, and always encouraged us to be high achievers in school.  Nope, it was all me./s

  I first noticed this on a personal level when our CIO resigned and two existing employees with a combined 40 years experience at the company were both turned down immediately because the company decided they had two qualifications, 1) a woman 2) from outside the company. They hired someone with zero technical knowledge and who also had a "it's my way or the highway" attitude and fast forward to two years later she was fired.