![]() ![]() You start out in 1954 by saying, “…,…,….” By 1968, you can’t say “…” - that hurts you. Bush, and ex-chairman of the Republican National Committee) explain: ![]() The concept can be explained many ways, but perhaps the best explanation comes from the lips of one of the most famous Republican Party strategists of all time Lee Atwater (deceased former American political consultant and strategist to the Republican Party, an advisor to U.S. And get it or not, it is messed up and needs to be called out. TIP: Dog whistle, as in a pitch so high only a dog could hear it.ĭoes every figure who says “law and order” nice and slow and then gets a big cheer from a white Republican crowd know what they are doing, does every crowd member get it, probably not. Instead, they are often (intentionally, or unintentionally) offering a “dog whistle” to their base. When politicians say national populism, or illegals, or in the right context States’ Rights, or super predators, or tough on crime, or law and order, they don’t always mean the words they are saying. We discuss racial code words and “dog-whistle politics,” terms that describe the code words politicians use to imply politically incorrect ideas to their base. ![]() Racial Code Words and “Dog-Whistle Politics”: Decrypting Racial Codes and Other Socially Conservative Lingo in American Politics ![]()
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