Dog Whistle Politics is an extremely important book. Written during the Trump presidency, it clearly explains how racism is hard baked into U.S. society, and how this enables candidates--Republicans primarily, but Democrats too--to make covert racist appeals. Republicans have become masters of this, appealing to racist "bones" in the body politic that many people do not even realize they have. We think we know ourselves, but there always is much ingrained within us we do not realize until some occurrence causes us to confront some ingrained aspect of our being.
Most people probably believe they are not racists, but we also have a lot of people who clearly are racists who work hard to hide their racism because overt racism no longer is accepted in our society. For those of us who sincerely believe we are not racist, a little close examination can reveal racist tendencies we never realized we had. "Dog Whistle Politics" can help us with that self examination, and with rooting out those racist tendencies if we genuinely want to rid ourselves of any manifestations of racism.
We have come a long way since the days of "legal" segregation and "Jim Crowe" society. But we still have a very long way to go, and Mr. Lopez makes this crystal clear with his very thorough examination of how "dog whistles" are used to manipulate people.
That Trump is a racist is so obvious it needs no explanation. Consequently, the best chapters are those showing how Democrats, particularly Bill and Hillary Clinton, use covert racist appeals to further their political ambitions. Also, Mr. Lopez' discussion of President Obama makes clear his election did not mean we had entered a "post racial" society. In fact, Mr. Lopez clearly explains how dog whistle politics shaped Obama's political career and probably tempered his policies and programs from the very beginning. It would be fair to say President Obama (my words not Mr. Lopez') was timid throughout his political career.
In sum, "Dog Whistle Politics" is a must read for anyone who wants us to achieve that ideal of a genuinely post racial society where everyone is judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.
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