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In reply to the discussion: When they start with the Doublespeak - go Orwell on them [View all]Towlie
(5,324 posts)39. Nothing wrong with "liberal" either, but conservative propaganda has managed to tarnish those words.
We could also add "pro-life" = "anti-abortion", or even better, "anti-choice."
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I'm reading Drew Westen's "The Political Brain" which specifically addresses Dems poor framing...
Scuba
Jan 2013
#3
My sister sent it to me. It explains past failures very well. Should be req'd reading ...
Scuba
Jan 2013
#14
When we do that here on DU, I've found it effective to add a preemptive note for the jury
Occulus
Jan 2013
#23
I used to point this out repeatedly on DU v.1 and would be trashed over and over.
KittyWampus
Jan 2013
#34
Also under "Redistribution of wealth" there needs 2 be something like "Federal Disability Insurance"
99th_Monkey
Jan 2013
#8
Republicans are stubborn. Democrats are tenacious. We offer hypothesis. They offer conjecture.
Scuba
Jan 2013
#16
I've done that and it left them even stupider. And I didn't even know that was possible. eom
ChisolmTrailDem
Jan 2013
#38
Lakoff has been right for years. The Republicans have been doing the same thing much longer. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2013
#28
Nothing wrong with "liberal" either, but conservative propaganda has managed to tarnish those words.
Towlie
Jan 2013
#39