Rockridge Institute – How to Respond to Conservatives

Dr. George Lakoff has an excerpt from his book here on reframing conservative hot buttons in terms of progressive values. Good to know for the holidays – no screaming at family next to the tree!

Very very good stuff – I think I’m going to have to add his latest book “Don’t think of an Elephant” to my Amazon Wish List.

(no complaining – if you could see my student loan debt….)

Anyway, Lackoff really is about the best on reframing language, and his methods represent one of the only effective counter-strategies I know to the Goebbels/Rove/etc propaganda machines. He has been around for a long time, and has a good reputation – I used some of his language in my PhD dissertation – but current events have really springboarded him into new importance. I don’t agree with his characterization of the political parties, but the strategies he recommends for argumentation aren’t bad at all.