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Making a rationalist community seem right-wing would

- make right-wingers feel vindication as if they were rational all along,

- cause suspicion and division within the left/liberal rationalist community, and

- make the community, its people and their ideas less palatable to the general public.

Curious: Do you think J.D. Vance unintentionally dog-whistling a Scott Alexander article when he's on the Joe Rogan podcast was orchestrated or just what happened?[0]

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[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/1ggl0mh/jd_...

What is "unintentionally dog-whistling" supposed to mean?

Isn't intention the essence of the concept of the "dog whistle"?

I'd also like to observe that Scott Alexander does a yearly survey, which provide unusually robust evidence that if we're going to impute to him the cultural affiliations of those who read his posts, his politics can only be "all of it".

The dog whistle is a message hidden to those not in the know. An unintentional dog whistle is a hidden message shared by mistake. Either not intended and so a false message, or not intended but accidentally shared.

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