Our old friend George Lakoff has a brilliant essay on the Common Dreams website today. Here’s a clip. I’d encourage those of you with time to follow the last link and read the whole thing, though. ….The central issue in our political life is not being discussed. At stake is the moral basis of American […]
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What conservatives really want, and how we’re helping them get it
Posted in Other, Politics | Also tagged anti-immigrant, anti-science, class warfare, collective bargaining, deficit, empathy, entitlements, food safety, framing, fucking Democrats, George Lakoff, individual responsibility, linguistics, Obama, prenatal care, public broadcasting, public employee unions, Republican framing, Rockridge Institute, strict father, the conservative agenda, the growing gap between rich and poor, threats to Democracy, threats to the middle class, union busting, Wisconsin is open for business, women's rights | 6 Comments
The assault against collective bargaining
Metafilter has a good thread this evening on the current assault against collective bargaining in America, which is being led by state governments beset by debt. Here’s the post that kicked off the conversation. I’d encourage you, though, to check out the original, posted by a fellow calling himself Saul Goodman, which is chock full […]
Posted in Other, Politics | Also tagged Ann Coulter, Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, collective bargaining, deregulation, deregulation porn, John Galt, journalism, labor history, labor negotiations, MetaFilter, National Guard, open for business, public employee unions, regulation, Saul Goodman, Scott Walker, stealing content from Metafilter, Steev Taylor, tea party, threats to journalists, union busting, unions, Wisconsin, Wisconsin is open for business | 17 Comments