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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs "The Wall" a code word - dog whistle for all the GOP racists. I think so.
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Is "The Wall" a code word - dog whistle for all the GOP racists. I think so. (Original Post)
RKP5637
Jan 2019
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SWBTATTReg
(22,156 posts)1. YES! nt
thegoose
(3,115 posts)2. Fuck yeah
That's why this idiocy is so important in order for Orange Anus to hold onto his "base," a bunch of white, "low IQ" (see what I did there?) individuals.
violetpastille
(1,483 posts)3. I agree, except for the "code-word - dog whistle" part
"The Wall" is balls-out, blatantly obvious racism.
Dog Whistle: "Does that mean what I think that means?"
"I believe in states' rights.... I believe we have distorted the balance of our government today by giving powers that were never intended to be given in the Constitution to that federal establishment."
versus
When Mexico sends its people, theyre not sending their best theyre not sending you. Theyre not sending you. Theyre sending people that have lots of problems and theyre bringing those problems with us. Theyre bringing drugs. Theyre bringing crime. Theyre rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)4. IMO dog whistle means "Hate Target" for the deplorables to rally against. n/t
Charlotte Little
(658 posts)5. No
It's a bullhorn blast, not a whistle. We're way past whistles at this point.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)6. Excellent point!!! n/t