#Atom RSS [bblogo4.gif] suggest a link | defeat censorware | rss | archives | t-shirts | digital emporium | podcast feed | mark | cory | david | xeni | john ________________________ Search Boing Boing Sponsored by: Boing Boing store Support Creative Commons Support Bloggers' Rights! Support Bloggers' Rights! [ls_logo.png] HOWTO: Get a link posted to Boing Boing Boing Boing Mobile powered by Winksite Fark rules! Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Stats (About our stats) defeat censorware Policies Our first five years' worth of posts in one file Copyright 2006 Happy Mutants LLC. Some rights reserved. Boing Boing is a trademark of Happy Mutants LLC in the United States [and other countries]. Thursday, August 26, 2004 George Lakoff on how to argue with conservatives Last year, BB pal Bonnie Powell conducted a staggering interview with cognitive linguist and cultural commentator George Lakoff about why the Democrats need a lesson in language. In these days just before the Republican National Convention, Bonnie sat down again with Lakoff to discuss his forthcoming book, Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate, and why it's important to think before you speak: You've said that progressives should never use the phrase "war on terror" -- why? There are two reasons for that. Let's start with "terror." Terror is a general state, and it's internal to a person. Terror is not the person we're fighting, the "terrorist." The word terror activates your fear, and fear activates the strict father model, which is what conservatives want. The "war on terror" is not about stopping you from being afraid, it's about making you afraid. Link posted by David Pescovitz at 03:29:58 AM permalink | Other blogs' comments Email this entry to: ____________________ Your email address: ____________________ Message (optional): ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Send Boing Boing Sponsored by: IFRAME: fm_badge Your Text Ad Here Subscribe in NewsGator Online Subscribe in Rojo Add Boing Boing to Newsburst from CNET News.com Add to Google Add to SiteShuffle Add to Pluck Add to My AOL Subscribe in FeedLounge Subscribe in Bloglines Subscribe in Pageflakes Bitty Browser Subscribe in NewsAlloy Get BB by email: ____________________ Subscribe