Catchword: dog whistle politics

Filed under: English, Politics

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: A simple statement such as “I don’t like political correctness” might not sound too threatening but there are some who hear something quite different, such as “It’s okay to be racist.” When the politician who used the original words is challenged for inciting racism, he or she is able to say, “No, all I said was I’m against political correctness, what’s wrong with that?” A number of people last week hotly disputed that wedge and dog-whistle politics are played in Australia. Don’t believe them. That’s just spin.

Article or Document Title:
“Driving a wedge to win”

Author:
Dennis Atkins

Article, document, publication, web site:
Courier Mail

Publishing location:
Brisbane, Australia

Date of publication:
Apr. 10, 2000

Page number:
13

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