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In the spirit of Aristotle, whom Dante called " il maestro di color
che sanno" - the master of those who know:<br>
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e.g., Chomsky, like Marx, is a radical Aristotelian. <br>
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On 2/20/11 1:13 PM, David Green wrote:
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<div>Point taken--your comment is absolutely medieval.</div>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> C. G.
Estabrook <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:galliher@illinois.edu"><galliher@illinois.edu></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> David
Green <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:davegreen84@yahoo.com"><davegreen84@yahoo.com></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Peace
Discuss <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net"><peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net></a>; Eric
Sizemore <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ericsizemore@gmail.com"><ericsizemore@gmail.com></a><br>
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February 20, 2011 12:55:16 PM<br>
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Re: [Peace-discuss] Lakoff Idiocy<br>
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(Except for your tendentious use of "dark ages") I agree
entirely. <br>
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It's shocking the number of intelligent people who take this
guy seriously, so it's probably necessary if tedious to
point out his mistakes. <br>
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On 2/20/11 12:49 PM, David Green wrote:
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<div>It's "progressive" analyses like these that keep us
mired in the dark ages:</div>
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<p>"Conservatives really want to change the basis of
American life, to make America run according to the
conservative moral worldview in all areas of life.</p>
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<p>In the 2008 campaign, candidate Obama accurately
described the basis of American democracy: Empathy
-- citizens caring for each other, both social and
personal responsibility -- acting on that care, and
an ethic of excellence. From these, our freedoms and
our way of life follow, as does the role of
government: to protect and empower everyone equally.
Protection includes safety, health, the environment,
pensions and empowerment starts with education and
infrastructure. No one can be free without these,
and without a commitment to care and act on that
care by one's fellow citizens.</p>
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<p>The conservative worldview rejects all of that."</p>
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<p>Lakoff makes no attempt to discern what Obama and
Democrats actually believe, and what explains their
behaivor.</p>
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