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Topic	The ''dog whistle'' is probably the dumbest concept in modern discourse.
Antifar 08/03/18 12:36:50 AM #36:	Even racists are smart enough to recognize that, if the standard for being deemed a racist (and thus shunned from the discourse) is "wears a KKK uniform" or "says racial slurs," that there are ways to dance around that label, while still getting your point across to the people you want to appeal to. Like starting your campaign by talking about "states' rights" in a city known for the murder of civil rights activists, or doing a photo op in front of black prisoners at Stone Mountain, just to give a couple examples. Those things aren't explicit, they aren't KKK membership, and yet a knowledge of context can lead one to conclude that, yeah, that's racist bullshit. Context exists and is important. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:906182671] in The ''dog ... [t:76866320]...</cite> <quote>Even racists are smart enough to recognize that, if the standard for being deemed a racist (and thus shunned from the discourse) is "wears a KKK uniform" or "says racial slurs," that there are ways to dance around that label, while still getting your point across to the people you want to appeal to. Like starting your campaign by talking about "states' rights" in a city known for the murder of civil rights activists, or doing a photo op in front of black prisoners at Stone Mountain, just to give a couple examples. Those things aren't explicit, they aren't KKK membership, and yet a knowledge of context can lead one to conclude that, yeah, that's racist bullshit. Context exists and is important. --- kin to all that throbs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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