i mean you can just ignore how dog whistles work, its plausibly deniable
this is literally just how any symbol works, its less deniable when you do the thing in the company of people who hold genuinely abhorrent beliefs
If everything's a dog whistle for tribals. Then why are the "Anti-tribals" the ones who keep hearing them?
It's politically expedient to label a common gesture as a tribal gesture, because if anyone every steps out of line
Theres an easy and immediate option to use to cancel someone.
Its about being able to nuke anyone's life at a moments notice for having the wrong opinion.
This was never about "Racism".