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Unpopular concepts are reinvented, renamed by left-leaning interests, and then pushed by Brock entities to the public. Americans aren’t buying “global warming”? Call it “climate change.” The term liberal scores negatively? Change it to progressive. Need to alter the way people think about “illegal immigrants”? Smear those who use the phrase as “rac
... See moreSharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
We are still still within rhetoric. Continua discontinuously reduce.
Melanie Yergeau • Authoring Autism
Liberal TV commentators tend to practice the same pattern. First they will recite a quote or show a film clip from a conservative, repeat the conservative claim out loud, and only then cite the facts contradicting the claim. Activists do the same. An Occupy Wall Street sign read, “Obama is not a brown-skinned anti-war socialist who gives away free
... See moreGeorge Lakoff • The Little Blue Book: The Essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic
getting what you want without subjecting yourself to the dangers of actual physical conflict. As a result, we humans have evolved the social institution of verbal argument.
George Lakoff • Metaphors We Live By
The narrative of Free America shaped the parameters of acceptable thinking for Smart America. Free trade, deregulation, economic concentration, and balanced budgets became the policy of the Democratic Party. Culturally it was cosmopolitan, embracing multiculturalism at home and welcoming an increasingly globalized world. Its donor class on Wall Str
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
In light of this evidence, Bryan suggests that we should embrace nouns more thoughtfully. “Don’t Drink and Drive” could be rephrased as: “Don’t Be a Drunk Driver.” The same thinking can be applied to originality. When a child draws a picture,
Adam Grant • Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Designing Systems Interventions – Transition Design Seminar CMU
So here is the truly odd political choice that we are given today: a sick version of a higher level versus a healthy version of a lower level—liberalism versus conservatism.
Ken Wilber • A Theory of Everything
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