These ads are about as subtle as a sledgehammer. (via MaddowBlog)
a television ad that’s also apparently airing in Georgia, calling for an “end to anti-white bigotry,” while denouncing “racism against white people.”Instead of talking specifically about limiting the power of Black Americans , Republican candidates talked about issues with obvious racial subtexts: integration efforts, states’ rights, support for social services. Richard M.
America First Legal is abandoning any sense of pretense. The subtext has become text. The ads are about as subtle as a sledgehammer. Miller and his associates are telling the public that white people are victims of rampant discrimination — and it’s Democrats and many of their white leaders who should be seen as anti-white bigots.
As a factual matter, all of this is utterly bonkers. It’s also eerily reminiscent of the kind of unsubtle messaging voters heardMany wanted to assume that the United States had evolved to a smarter, more progressive, more respectful, and more decent place. And yet, America First Legal is spending millions of dollars on these ads, probably because the group expects them to find a receptive audience.
“The appeals used to be coded, quiet,” Bump added. “Present and identifiable, but shying away from specific ‘they’re coming for you’ language. The coding is gone. The elevation of racial fear is explicit. The Southern strategy is gone; the Jim Crow appeals to Blacks usurping power are back.”
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