Outrageous comments from best friend:s DP

[Lucelady]

I'm shocked and don't know what to say.
My friend of thirty plus years moved in with a new partner last year.
She had few options due to three divorces and very few savings.
I've met the chap once, he seemed OK but over handy for my liking. Both her adult daughters have said they don't like him. I thought it was an age and class thing (he's 27 years younger).
It turns out he is an admirer of Hitler and Trump.
I said to my friend well he won't be invited to dinner here. He apparently made the statements at a family party last week. The daughters quite rightly walked out. I'm disabled, my husband not white. My uncles POW. I can't believe she's with him. She was very lonely. Aibu to be shocked or none of my business?

Impressed you got your and you're the right way round.
Most posts like this don't
Not sure what a "WOKE" is though.

Google it.

I'm 62, I have an O level in English, I also know, there, their and they're

Woah, hang on a minute…
That post where someone said that Hitler and Zelensky are alike has been deleted?! WTAF??
Someone explain to me how that broke talk guidelines please?

I may not agree with that statement but to delete it? Seriously?

An O Level?
Impressive

I know what "woke" means, it means you aren't racist, sexist or homophobic in general terms.
Never come across "a WOKE" though.
They didn't cover that in my English Degree I guess

You're better than me then, try "snowflake" 🤣🤣🤣

If you say so, I couldn't possibly
I looked up Snowflake but it didn't say someone who is offended by racism and fascism in general but maybe I was misunderstanding?

Anyway back to work for me, under another train.

you're just another WOKE!

What does this even mean?!
It seems to be used as a catch all insult for anyone who disagrees with Trump. It's completely meaningless.

@RIPVPROG I remember him! I used to love Lee and Herring's shows. My friends and I would constantly quote from them "consider the lily..."

What does being WOKE actually mean? Not being a racist twat? Not supporting fascists like Trump and Putin? Not being an adjudicated rapist or sex offender/trafficker and not supporting rapists and sex traffickers/offenders?

If so, most decent people wouldn't think that being called WOKE is an insult.

Another question: is WOKE a noun or an adjective and does it always need to be in capital letters?

Thanks @Hoppinggreen

@Mush62 ive never been called WOKE. That's very funny. Fwiw

I'm not homophobic or racist.
I don't like men much, does that make me sexist?

When it's used as a racist dog whistle it MUST be in capital letters lest the perceived insult be missed

Otherwise, no. Those who do not need to capitalise understand that the definition of woke is: aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice) 🤷‍♀️

Eh? I think you must have me mixed up with other posters - I certainly have not defended his immigration policies! I think he should leave hardworking, law-abiding illegal immigrants alone. They're not causing any harm and the economy needs them. I'm completely against the persecution of illegal immigrants - although I can't say I'm sorry about any violent criminals that he's sent home.

I think the comparisons to Hitler are really distasteful, considering what Hitler did to people. I can only assume that people making those comparisons have never read about the worst of it.

And Trump didn't tell Americans to inject bleach. Here's a fact-check along with a transcript. Inaccuracy for political point-scoring winds me up no end. We need to be factually accurate if we are going to fight him.

www.wfae.org/politics/2024-04-03/fact-check-did-trump-once-tell-americans-to-inject-bleach-to-fight-covid-19

Obviously a couple of left wing carpet crunchers, do you have an engineering degree by any chance???

@Mush62 no I don't have an engineering degree. Law and business.

Since when did compassion have a label?
Why does caring about all people make you 'woke'?
Isn't it just a simple humanitarian thing to do ?

I don't know about you but I'm sick of being called woke just for being a decent human being.

Any more interactions with the fascist, OP? Have you spoken to your friend about it at all?