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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> C. G. Estabrook <galliher@illinois.edu><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> David Green <davegreen84@yahoo.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> Peace Discuss <peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net>; Eric Sizemore <ericsizemore@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sun, February 20, 2011 12:55:16 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Peace-discuss] Lakoff Idiocy<BR></FONT><BR>
<META content=off http-equiv=x-dns-prefetch-control>(Except for your tendentious use of "dark ages") I agree entirely. <BR><BR>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><BR><BR>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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