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Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by dylan604 on Friday March 15, 2024 @04:16AM (#39713249)
It's always hard for that lone wolf to know if it's just a dog whistle or a true call to action. But I'm sure that's exactly the way it's intended to allow for plausible deniability. "I never meant for someone to take me seriously. I was just venting. Locker room talk."
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Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by lukan on Friday March 15, 2024 @07:04AM (#39714213)
That's the difference between a good and a bad employee. Or rather, the good employee delivers results, (does not get caught) and the boss asks no questions regarding the details.
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Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by cwillu on Friday March 15, 2024 @07:14AM (#39714257)
Fwiw, the dog whistle _is_ the call to action. It's mildly amusing that the connotation has inverted though.
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Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by xtiansimon on Friday March 15, 2024 @08:52AM (#39714950)
“Trainers may use the whistle simply to gather a dog's attention, or to inflict pain for the purpose of behaviour modification.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle

Seems to go both ways, but without a doubt it gets the animal’s attention.

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Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by cwillu on Friday March 15, 2024 @05:27PM (#39720901)
My point is that “oh, that's a nazi dog whistle” has been so overused that people have now come to associate the term with “signal that people think signifies something to another group, but which doesn't”.
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