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Woke 1
Coverage of Woke 1 in the Nexus archive.
- By disparaging 2020 protests as ‘Woke 1’, liberals are following the rightwing’s lead
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently joked that the 2020 social justice movement, which included calls to abolish prisons and police, was "Woke 1 was crazyyyyy." Although she had previously advocated for movements like “defund the police,” the article notes that she has since backtracked on her earlier support.
- Ocasio-Cortez signals Democratic intention to move on from woke era
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addressed inflammatory positions from the left flank of the Democratic Party when asked about them. She quoted a New York City Council member to make her point, stating, "Woke 1 was crazy," following comments made by Chi Ossé.