Basically just something people say that indicates a position indirectly, like how seperatists from a given region might always say they're from [region] and not [country] or how trump supporters call AI "SI" now.

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[–] 115 points 4 days ago (6 children)

The voters pamphlet was full of them. "Common sense family values" means they hate trans/gays. "Law and order" means they support ICE. "Activist judges have gone too far" means they want to be an activist judge but for the other side of the issue.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 days ago

    "Common sense" annoys me from researching gun laws and solutions. It's shorthand for, "If you don't believe this way, you don't have common sense." I've made an effort to drop the term both online and IRL.

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  • [–] 34 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    Argued with someone that their use of "common sense" was a dog whistle... Sure enough, their next line was about the "family vote"....

    This was in response to a Trans Rights comment chain. Like wtf is the "family vote"? Trans people have families too.

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