PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Someone had a warning for New Yorkers visiting former President Donald Trump’s new hometown — leave if you are “woke.”
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Palm Beach Police say someone placed fliers over the weekend on New York-licensed cars parked on the wealthy island reading, “If you are one of the those ‘woke’ people — leave Florida. You will be happier elsewhere, as will we.”
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “woke” in the political context as meaning, “aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice).” It was first used by Black Americans in the 1930s, but became popularized by the Black Lives Matters movement after a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer fatally shot Michael Brown in 2014.
Some conservatives, however, use the word as an insult against liberals, saying it means the person is overly sensitive and moralizing and sees racism where it does not exist.
Trump became one of Palm Beach’s 8,800 residents in 2019, moving from his native New York City. He said in a Fox News interview last year “that being woke means you are a loser.”
Palm Beach has a heavy influx of tourists at this time of year, with visits to its resorts, restaurants and beach.
The Palm Beach Post reported the notices concerned some residents, who said they seemed to show a lack of respect for those with different opinions and could be seen as a threat.
Police Capt. Will Rothrock told the newspaper the department is investigating to see if any laws were violated. He said it is unknown how many cars were targeted because not all the fliers were reported.
“We understand that the lack of civility and respect for personal property displayed by this is concerning,” he said.
Fascists can’t tolerate freedom of speech.
Try have a life style and political system. Snd basically they are saying. You’re running away from the woke society don’t bring it here. So what’s wrong with that
“The Palm Beach Post reported the notices concerned some residents, who said they seemed to show a lack of respect for those with different opinions and could be seen as a threat.”
In other words, we have to show “respect” for woke people but not vice versa
Don’t leave your failed democratic run ****hole and move to florida and then vote in those same democrats so they can ruin florida.
I would have just written “If you are from New York leave- we will be happier with you elsewhere.” Whether a woke New Yorker a or a non woke worker as soon New Yorkers move in there goes the neighborhood. New York is so amazing and so great is all New Yorkers ever have to say, just stay and leave the rest of the country in peace, everyone outside of New York would tremendously thank you for your cooperation and nothing, nothing will make us happier than never, ever, ever stepping foot into New York again either. Velo karev zeh el zeh…
Micahel Brown was a thug who tried to take a cops gun and then was shot running to attack the cop, good riddance.
“You will be happier elsewhere, as will we” implies they should both leave.
I am offended that they printed ink on paper, and wasted so many trees printing out these fliers. This is concerning.
I have no way of proving it, but doesn’t this sound like something a transplanted New Yorker would do?
People need to calm down.