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dragonwriter on Dec 8, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Twitter suspends account tracking Maxwell trial

> If it’s obvious, is it a dog whistle?

The point of a dog whistle is to be obvious to anyone clued into its subcultural framework, but slip under the radar otherwise.

FDSGSG on Dec 8, 2021 [–]

And to offer some deniability, the heavy use of which can be seen all over this thread.

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