[Peace-discuss] Lakoff Idiocy

[C. G. Estabrook]

(Except for your tendentious use of "dark ages") I agree entirely.

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.


On 2/20/11 12:49 PM, David Green wrote:
> It's "progressive" analyses like these that keep us mired in the dark ages:
>
> "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.
>
> 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.
>
> The conservative worldview rejects all of that."
>
> Lakoff makes no attempt to discern what Obama and Democrats actually believe, 
> and what explains their behaivor.
>
> http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/02/20
>
>
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