I couldn't agree more. The "dog whistle" concept is somewhat brilliant as an iron-clad logic trap though. Any time anyone is saying something you don't want to

I couldn't agree more. The "dog whistle" concept is somewhat brilliant as an iron-clad logic trap though. Any time anyone is saying something you don't want to engage with, you can ignore everything they're saying and claim they're really saying something else. There is absolutely nothing the person can do to change your mind, because you can make their words mean whatever you want! The exact second you stop engaging with what people are saying, and start deciding what they actually mean, is the exact second you stop all learning and all growth. These terms "dog whistle", "normalizing", "shifting the overton window" are all just means of being able to ignore the argument itself in favor of ad hominem.