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by cratermoon 1854 days ago
They put it that way on purpose, it's coded language, full of dog whistles. They don't say the quiet part out loud.
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It's amazing how some folk deny what the intention is - I guess the terms provide plausible deniability. Sometimes it's "real Americans" or "middle-class Americans", or "people in the heartland" - we all know which demography you're referring to (and everyone else you're excluding).
Also "hard-working folks", "taxpayers", and "patriots"