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And btw, just like woke is sarcastic slang for progressivism, “based” is sarcastic slang for “based in reality”

Which is why you’ll never hear the left calling the right woke, and you’ll never hear the right call the left “based”

Definitely think republican leaders are trying to re-energize their base anyway they can but during the midterms they questioned the voters and GOP voters really didn't care about what was termed 'woke.' They care more about the bordered, something the older generation had heard enough times and understood.

Same site:
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcr...ress-briefing/

Q: You know that some Republican lawmakers have been attacking various efforts on the diversity inclusion front in the military complaining about the stand out order earlier this spring.

Some have started a system on social media for active duty troops to file complaints about the so called woke media military. What is your observation or comment on that?

MR. KIRBY: Well, and these are members of Congress, Jennifer. We respect their rights and their responsibilities. We certainly respect the oversight that Congress provides. I'm not going to comment on any specific one initiative that members of Congress might be doing. I think that's more appropriate for them to speak to.

What I can speak to is what we're really focused on here at the Department and that's defending the nation. And that means putting in place the right resources, the right strategies, the right operational concepts to do that, around the world.

And that – you saw – you want an example of how seriously we're taking that. Go back to Friday when we laid out the budget for you and the kinds of capabilities, the kinds of systems that we're trying to purchase acquire, modernize and improve to be able to defend this country from enemies and adversaries.

And that's where the Secretary's head is. Now, in order to do that, you need good people. The – the – you can't – warships, aircraft, systems, some of them can be unmanned but most of them are manned right now. Most of them have crews, they have people servicing them, keeping them in the air, keeping them in the seat and you need good people.

And the Secretary has been very clear and fairly unapologetic about the fact that we want to get all the best talent that we can available from the American people. If you need the standards and you're qualified to be in the military and – and you're willing to raise your hand and serve this country, we want you to be able to do and we want you to be able to do it free of hate and fear and discrimination.

We owe you that if you're going to raise your right hand and volunteer to serve your country. That's the very least we can do. And there's no apologies for that. No apologies whatsoever for wanting to create that kind of a working environment. And it is a work in progress.

It's not the kind of thing that you can just say on one day and walk away. You got to keep focusing on it. It's about leadership and it's about how you treat people and how people should be expected to be treated when they – when they wear the uniform of this country.

So again, we're focused on defending this nation. That means the capabilities, the systems, the programs, the things you guys covered on Friday. But it also means the people, the sons and daughters that – that American parents al throughout this country are helping support and helping encourage to come – to come wear the uniform.

Sure sounds just like a buzz word in a lackluster means to get younger republican voters on board.