Omi and Winant suggest that phrases like "Law and order," "Get tough on crime," and "family values" were used by politicians to express racial resentment in new ways. They identify these discursive examples as

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Omi and Winant argue that phrases like "Law and order," "Get tough on crime," and "family values" were used as code words by politicians to express racial resentment in new ways. These phrases were not explicitly racist, but were used to evoke negative stereotypes and sentiments towards certain groups, particularly African Americans. This allowed politicians to tap into existing racial resentment without explicitly using racist language.

Omi and Winant Suggest That Phrases Like "Law and Order