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Because the guardian uses diogwhistles when under threat of defamation. Instead of outright lying/name-calling Paul a right wing extremist - which opens up the
by throwGuardian 7y ago
Because the guardian uses diogwhistles when under threat of defamation. Instead of outright lying/name-calling Paul a right wing extremist - which opens up the guardian to fact checks and defamation lawsuits, they just imply it, with what to a bystander seems like irrelevant phrasing, but the very-online left knows exactly what the guardian means. If you want a dogwhistle --> reality translation, you should follow the top comments on this, on Twitter