• draco_aeneus@mander.xyz
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    4 months ago

    The brackets thing is a real and well-known dogwhistle. If I say that the (((city council))) is putting chemicals in the water, then you should know I’m touting an anti-semetic conspiracy theory.

    In this case, using «Guillemets» isn’t that, but the thing that they confused it for is real.

    • Mommy Longarms@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      Saying something malicious while making it look normal is kinda the whole point of dog whistles. How are we to tell if <<this>> is benign, or just (((this))) with an extra layer of obfuscation?