I started writing a paragraph on Facebook and it quickly turned into something much longer. So I didn't want to punish everyone on Facebook...
Stuff I think about Volume 263492638492: the term "Dog Whistle"
I've heard this come up a few times lately, often in the context I think it means, as in media or politicians saying something to gain a predictable reaction from a group of people.
Dog's are great! And I don't want to put down our fury little friends. Dogs are loyal to their masters. A person loyal to their masters is a tyrant in society by not questioning the motives of corrupt powers such as government, or police and simply following orders, or allowing the seeds of fear to manipulate them into doing their dirty work. A "dog" in Aussie slang could refer to an ugly person or an informant to police. And this is how I see those who come running to the "Dog Whistles" that are blown.
The Prime Minster of Australia can't say some things but another well paid politicians or media shock jocks or interest groups will no doubt get well looked after by the powers up the line to become the fall guy to allow them to push an agenda.
I noticed Kim Vuga from Go Back To Where You came From is running as an independent with backing from here and overseas. Politicians who exist solely for this purpose are Cory Bernardi and George Christensen, who's job is to say the most outrageous things they can and Guess whats on the news for the rest of the week? Then we get real fucking dogs like reclaim Australia and the United Patriots Front, who are going to eat up the shit off the front lawn of Parliament House because it's still warm and tastes something like dog food.
The Howard government was very good at seeing the value that Pauline Hanson and One Nation Party had, by letting them take all the heat and never gaining any real power but later adopting their ideas as policy. More or less playing the good cop card.
I feel bad for my best buddy who's sitting next to me now but he is very loyal to me and would protect me, even if I was in the wrong and trying to screw you over.
In the sniper the father says:
“There are three types of people in this world: sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs,” the father intones gravely. “Some people prefer to believe that evil doesn’t exist in the world, and if it ever darkened their doorstep, they wouldn’t know how to protect themselves. Those are the sheep.”
He continues:
“Then you’ve got predators, who use violence to prey on the weak. They’re the wolves. And then there are those blessed with the gift of aggression, an overpowering need to protect the flock. These men are the rare breed who live to confront the wolf. They are the sheepdog.”
In Animal Farm the Dogs protected the Pig's who made themselves in charge of the farm and treated the working animals poorly. I prefer Animal Farms version because the sheep dog is not a friend of the sheep, only doing what it's told...so I just never thought of the sheep dogs protecting the sheep but working for the farmer and yapping at their heals to get them onto the truck to the slaughterhouse.
I've ranted enough. If you made it this far, thanks for reading.
Go out and protest against the Reclaim Australia and UPF on November 22nd in your capital city.
Cheers.
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