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Re: The boat people
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Originally Posted by Mr K
Dog whistle of a thread, all because the OP "needs to deal" with someone.
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Originally Posted by jfman
Not to be pedantic, isn’t a dog whistle meant to be subtle?
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Strangely enough, the wiki article on that term has this…
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Australia
The term was first picked up in Australian politics in the mid-1990s, and was frequently applied to the political campaigning of John Howard.[7] Throughout his 11 years as Australian prime minister and particularly in his fourth term, Howard was accused of communicating messages appealing to anxious Australian voters using code words such as "un-Australian", "mainstream", and "illegals".[8][9]
One notable example was the Howard government's message on refugee arrivals. His government's tough stance on immigration was popular with voters, but was accused of using the issue to additionally send veiled messages of support to voters with racist leanings,[10] while maintaining plausible deniability by avoiding overtly racist language.[11] Another example was the publicity of the Australian citizenship test in 2007.[11] It has been argued that the test may appear reasonable at face value, but is really intended to appeal to those opposing immigration from particular geographic regions.[12]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics)
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