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octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 04:45 PM Jul 2017

Sarah Palin is going full on white supremacist





"14 Words" is a reference to the most popular white supremacist slogan in the world: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children." The slogan was coined by David Lane, a member of the white supremacist terrorist group known as The Order (Lane died in prison in 2007). The term reflects the primary white supremacist worldview in the late 20th and early 21st centuries: that unless immediate action is taken, the white race is doomed to extinction by an alleged "rising tide of color" purportedly controlled and manipulated by Jews.
Because of its widespread popularity, white supremacists reference this slogan constantly, in its full form as well as in abbreviated versions such as "14 Words", "Fourteen Words," or simply the number "14."


https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/14-words


Edit to add: There is no sentence or paragraph in Trump's speech with 14 words.
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Sarah Palin is going full on white supremacist (Original Post) octoberlib Jul 2017 OP
Wow, I had no idea DesertRat Jul 2017 #1
The original FB post from the young cons did. A journalist on Twitter took a screenshot. octoberlib Jul 2017 #2
I wonder if she runs her own page? DesertRat Jul 2017 #3
I guess it might be that reference, but ... surrealAmerican Jul 2017 #4
the benefit of the dumb? juxtaposed Jul 2017 #5
She's an idiot. surrealAmerican Jul 2017 #6
It's all shinny and new to her. juxtaposed Jul 2017 #7

DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
1. Wow, I had no idea
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 04:53 PM
Jul 2017

And the title of the article she linked to doesn't mention "14 words". So this sent was a dog whistle to white supremacists.

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
2. The original FB post from the young cons did. A journalist on Twitter took a screenshot.
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 04:59 PM
Jul 2017

They've changed it now to 8 words. The entire FB feed of the young cons is full of fake news.

surrealAmerican

(11,360 posts)
4. I guess it might be that reference, but ...
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 05:14 PM
Jul 2017

... this is Sarah Palin we're talking about. She could have been talking about some phrase Trump used that had more than six words - I'm not sure she can count that high.

surrealAmerican

(11,360 posts)
6. She's an idiot.
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 06:36 PM
Jul 2017

Why should we pay more attention to what she says that she does?

Every word is certainly not planned in this sort of statement.

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