Dog whistle politics
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="whistle">whistle</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="whistles">whistles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>-<span word="rooted">rooted</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boil">boil</span>.</p><p><span word="Income">Income</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> (<span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>), <span word="immigration">immigration</span> (<span word="Europe">Europe</span>), <span word="race">race</span> (<span word="America">America</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cunning">cunning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="theirs">theirs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>.</p><p><span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="whistle">whistle</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rant">rant</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rant">rant</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="officialese">officialese</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gobbledygook">gobbledygook</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="counts">counts</span>, <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meaningless">meaningless</span> <span word="jargon">jargon</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p><span word="Dog">Dog</span> <span word="whistle">whistle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rant">rant</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coded">coded</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>.</p><p><span word="Question">Question</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="whistle">whistle</span>?</p><p><span word="Presumably">Presumably</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="guttural">guttural</span> <span word="wails">wails</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="squeals">squeals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inaudible">inaudible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="frequency">frequency</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> “<span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="whistles">whistles</span>”, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="message">message</span>.</p>
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