(03-15-2019 09:21 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(03-15-2019 09:11 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(03-15-2019 09:00 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  If Trump was actually concerned with the widespread dissension, he would have expressed the concern about them and encouraged them not to play tough. Why did he not encourage those supporters who he called tough, to not ever play tough, regardless of what point they get to?

Quote:"I can tell you I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump – I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough — until they go to a certain point, and then it would be very bad, very bad."
Breitbart said Trump was talking about the "vicious" tactics of "the left."
“So here’s the thing—it’s so terrible what’s happening,” Trump said before discussing his supporters. “You know, the left plays a tougher game, it’s very funny. I actually think that the people on the right are tougher, but they don’t play it tougher. Okay?"

I guess it just strikes me as more an accurate statement of what I see out there than any kind of call for action. But I suppose it is indefinite enough that it could be construed otherwise.

Bingo. Trump's one skill we can all agree on is working the media and crowds. He knows exactly what he is saying, and why (most of the time).
He doesn't do much to not stoke the flames, and this is a perfect example.

I think this is the exact opposite of a dog whistle, as are most things that get labeled as "dog whistles." I think it will be criticized as a call for action by those to whom he is not speaking. I think it will be regarded as concern for a realistic problem by those people to whom he is speaking.

I don't think anyone is going to interpret this as saying, "OK, Trump just said it's all right for me to go out and kill people." I think you are over-hyping it.