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In reply to the discussion: Constantly referring to President Obama as a "used car salesman" is expected of a RW racist. [View all]alp227
(32,025 posts)Think about Reagan talking about "states' rights" in a 1980 campaign speech in Philadelphia, Mississippi. On its face it's not bigoted in any way. But Reagan...disagree with his politics all you want...had a sharp political strategy. Keep in mind that Philadelphia, MS was the site of the murder of civil rights workers nearly 15 years before and the term "states' rights" became a loaded term in Southern politics for nearly a century as a justification for Jim Crow laws.
In this era with Obama in office and the anonymity of the Internet, right wing bigots feel less ashamed to be bigots. Sure, most of the big name right wing bloggers do stay away from the overtly bigoted language, but if you read the comments sections of sites like Newsbusters, The Blaze, etc. you'll see bigoted language so nasty you'd think you're in another galaxy. This is the Lee Atwater strategy of appealing to racists without appearing overtly racist. By turning otherwise innocent terms like "forced busing" into loaded language.
I have endless respect for Will Pitt and his writings. He's gotta watch his language though. I go to DU to avoid being swarmed by Freeper rhetoric and right wing snarl words. It should OK to disagree with Obama. It shouldn't be OK to talk like a Freeper.