"get woke, go broke" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Etymology: Attributed to American author John Ringo. Head templates: {{en-proverb}} get woke, go broke
  1. (informal, neologism, politics) Businesses that focus on social activism to align themselves with social justice are liable to lose customers. Wikipedia link: Go woke go broke, John Ringo Tags: informal, neologism Categories (topical): Conservatism, Leftism, Politics, Social justice Synonyms: go woke, go broke Translations (businesses that attempt to align themselves with social justice causes are liable to lose customers): éveillé mais fauché (French), devenez éveillé et soyez fauché (French), trop de politiquement correct c’est économiquement incorrect (French), fai il risvegliato e sei rovinato (Italian), quem lacra não lucra (Portuguese), hazte progre hazte pobre (Spanish), hazte progre y vuélvete pobre (Spanish), ponte pobre hazte pobre (Spanish)
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