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Topic | Politics Containment Topic 318: Markey Matchup |
Lightning Strikes 09/02/20 11:14:03 AM #264: | And to add to that, the root there is Britain First (and again, one of Mosley's main beliefs was "self-sufficiency"), which later ended up being the name of a fascist party in the UK, infamous for being tied to the murder of an MP and you may also remember them promoting false videos purporting to show Muslim refugees attacking Europeans (but really it wasn't). You might remember that because it was retweeted by none other than Donald John Trump, sparking a massive row in which he refused to apologise. He knows exactly what he's doing with that phrase. You don't accidentally end up retweeting fascist propaganda from a party with a suspiciously similar name to your own slogan. You don't use loaded terms like that without the knowledge of what it's signalling in addition to the supposed main message. That's why it's called a dogwhistle. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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