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There's also the advent of the political dogwhistle, which is a pretty effective form of doublespeak invented by the right to court fiscal conservatives and rac
by beaconstudios 4y ago
There's also the advent of the political dogwhistle, which is a pretty effective form of doublespeak invented by the right to court fiscal conservatives and racists simultaneously [1], that's done tons of damage to discourse. Part of the reason many on the left are trigger-happy with accusations that seem to come from nowhere is because Trump mainstreamed far right dogwhistling into American politics.
1: this has been explicitly admitted: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics)