Re:Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, U.S. Ag...
by csours on Sunday February 26, 2023 @04:22PM
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That is the nature of a "dog whistle" - it has a legitimate meaning, and some people use the legitimate meaning. That legitimacy gives malicious people plausible deniability. Social media sites cannot tell the difference, and quite often it's very hard for people to tell the difference as well. Social media sprays weed killer on all the discussions because they don't want their app covered in weeds; not having flowers is too bad, but weeds are worse (not my personal view).
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Re:Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, U.S. Ag...
by uonpopular_th on Sunday February 26, 2023 @10:20PM
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To hear a dog whistle you must be a dog. If you keep hearing them everywhere ... well.
Re:Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, U.S. Ag...
by slumos on Sunday February 26, 2023 @10:50PM
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To identify a dog whistle you must merely learn its characteristics and recognize them.
Re:Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, U.S. Ag...
by paulcole on Sunday February 26, 2023 @11:21PM
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Or you have eyes and can see somebody putting a whistle in their mouth and blowing.
Re:Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, U.S. Ag...
by uonpopular_th on Sunday February 26, 2023 @11:27PM
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That'd be a lot more believable if these people didn't support the most racially inequitable policies since Jim Crow. But hey, doesn't everyone have a garden and no children? Why would lockdowns be a bad idea when you're not living in an inner city apartment with three kids, while working in retail?