Social media is so bad. Any time your political rhetoric uses the term "white people" as a codeword for "the bad guys", you're causing a loss of ground.
See also "old white men" as code for "millionaires and billionaires." My dad is an old white man, and he was a civil rights activist and protested the Vietnam war (in Texas and Tennessee, for the record). And not remotely rich. So I know that the term is inaccurate; whatever percentage of actual old white guys hear that and think just a little bit that you're labeling them as 'the enemy' might not be huge, but for that portion, it is turning people who should be allies into people who are not sympathetic.
Be precise in your terms; if millionaires and entitled corporate interests are gaming the system, then say that. Please.
See also "old white men" as code for "millionaires and billionaires." My dad is an old white man, and he was a civil rights activist and protested the Vietnam war (in Texas and Tennessee, for the record). And not remotely rich. So I know that the term is inaccurate; whatever percentage of actual old white guys hear that and think just a little bit that you're labeling them as 'the enemy' might not be huge, but for that portion, it is turning people who should be allies into people who are not sympathetic.
Be precise in your terms; if millionaires and entitled corporate interests are gaming the system, then say that. Please.
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Millionaires and entitled corporate interest are gaming the system!
Charles Stanhope at 2016-11-12T19:13:56Z
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When it comes to elections, though, the rules are known in advance and are well-established at least in the United States. They're certainly not harmonized across the various jurisdictions that conduct elections, though. Playing by the rule is just part of The Grand Game that is an election.
I don't think I heard it much if at all in the discussion of election procedures; there's no connection to my post on polling locations. I hear it more in issue-driven rhetoric.
(Yes, there has been some more usage of that sort of code/shorthand after the election, but hey: that's social media discussion for you. 'Never miss an opportunity to start an unnecessary fight.')
(Yes, there has been some more usage of that sort of code/shorthand after the election, but hey: that's social media discussion for you. 'Never miss an opportunity to start an unnecessary fight.')