We Are The 99%/You Are The 47%

So wrote Law Professor Ann Althouse this morning juxtapositioning different headlines from yesterday.

For John, BLUF:

The percentages are different, but the us/them attitude is similar.  It's a way of speaking politically:  There are X% of us and Y% of them, and the recognizing the comparative size of the 2 groups tells us what our politics should be.

Is this about "dog whistles"?

Regards  —  Cliff