For Republican politicians, the word "woke" has become the equivalent of Pavlov's bell: it is a

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6. You are unfortunately, correct.

Republicans, as much as some say, "facts don't care about your feelings" are operating in completely fact free, feelings only territory. Their message is purely emotional arousal.

"Woke", from my understanding was first in the parlance of African American people in the 1920's and 30's who would tell each other to "stay Woke" meaning to stay alert to the systemic injustices of the time, that were working to hold back movements against racism.

As with any statement, the message and meaning changes over time. The thing about right wing strategy however, is that they love to take phrases and corrupt them and make them unpalatable to the average White person. They take the power away from the word or phrase and try to render it useless as a tool for organizing and advocacy.

Ask any right winger to explain ANY of the words or concepts that they use to signal "bad" concepts like "Socialist", "Communist", and Antifa. You will get similar responses. It seems that for Conservatives, the only utility of words is to evoke an emotional response.