• joe@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Heā€™s popular as a speaker because he ā€œtells it like it isā€, which roughly translates to ā€œhe says the quiet racist parts out loudā€. I agree that this probably isnā€™t a dog whistle. Or, it probably wasnā€™t. It definitely is now, and I fully anticipate seeing someone wearing a shirt that colorfully uses the word ā€œriggerā€.

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      1 year ago

      This is where Iā€™m at. He makes up stupid fucking words all the time. But those that follow him will absolutely run with it to ā€œown the libs.ā€ Iā€™m not even sure they wouldā€™ve picked up on it if it were a dog whistle. Maybe in the context of the rest of the trial it reads that way, but I havenā€™t been following the shit coming out of his mouth. But strictly because thereā€™s been a big deal made of it, itā€™s now ripe for those dimwits utilizing it ā€œas a joke,ā€ and then itā€™ll just turn into another in a long list of things that IS a dog whistle with some modicum of deniability

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      1 year ago

      ā€œTelling it like it isā€ is basically= your racist uncles tirades and memes on Facebook.

      I knew that asshole was gonna win when he started speaking like a Sentient Facebook Feed.