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2016 Postmortem

calimary

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9. Because it's long and ponderous and takes time and thought.

Reply to elleng (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 21, 2016, 12:19 PM

Sep 2016

Unfortunately, that's counter to what we've all been relentlessly force-fed for years - "relief - fast, fast, fast!" for example. The good guy always gets the bad guy - in just 23 minutes because it's a half-hour show and you have to allow for commercials. But it's all well 'n' good by the end of the show.

Problem is - nobody wants to find the time to READ. To dig into these things. To stop and think and not just to react. Nobody's interested anymore. After all - we're now keeping it to 140 characters...

Color me discouraged.

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Understanding Trump by George Lakoff [View all] elleng Sep 2016 OP

K&R! Great article. Thanks for this nt riderinthestorm Sep 2016 #1

You're welcome, rider. elleng Sep 2016 #2

Long read but worth every word GusBob Sep 2016 #3

Linguists rule! central scrutinizer Sep 2016 #4

Yes, but ignored by TPTB. elleng Sep 2016 #5

Because it's long and ponderous and takes time and thought. calimary Sep 2016 #9

With you, 100%, calimary for the same reasons elleng Sep 2016 #10

explains much. including how much goprs dislike Hillary, who doesn't wiggs Sep 2016 #6

Right elleng Sep 2016 #7

AM kick and highly recommend Arazi Sep 2016 #8

Interesting take! Madam45for2923 Sep 2016 #11