tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203221.post1623895579557369558..comments2023-09-07T06:32:12.677-07:00Comments on Richard Sprague: Blue State Blue StreakRichard Spraguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03470273961021829567noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203221.post-53908423535654301862008-01-21T15:20:00.000-08:002008-01-21T15:20:00.000-08:00I'm not convinced "framing" is all that important....I'm not convinced "framing" is all that important. I agree with Steven Pinker, who thinks Lakoff gets carried away and ignores that there really are fundamental differences (beyond language) in the way people think about political issues. Saying we "invaded" Iraq rather than "liberated" Iraq just exposes the real debate better -- it doesn't change anyone's mind. People aren't stupid.Richard Spraguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470273961021829567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203221.post-53201115825297538472008-01-21T14:12:00.000-08:002008-01-21T14:12:00.000-08:00Because conservatives have put a lot of work into ...Because conservatives have put a lot of work into creating highly organized ways to use language for manipulation and this is more effective for them(http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/aboutus/frames-and-framing/)lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073132116932066019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203221.post-62647898452139545112007-12-28T03:46:00.000-08:002007-12-28T03:46:00.000-08:00Because conservatives are all a bunch of #$!*@&!! ...Because conservatives are all a bunch of #$!*@&!! idiots, that's why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com