Reply #6: Language changes over time, because social definitions change.

[Ozymanithrax]

The society we live in does not share his definitions. Like Republicans and Conservatives, he may be attempting to change definitions to fit his agenda.

I would have no problem, if he replaced Democracy with Socialism in his description. Socialism is concerned somewhat with a more equitable distribution of money and property. Democracy does not now and never has been concerned with that. In fact, far more often than not, it is Democracy (the political system) that has given owners and money holders more of a say in government. As set up by the founding fathers, only land owners could vote.

But his apparent ignorance (or determination redefine it) of the fact that Capitalism is an economic system rather than a system of government means that what he says about other things can not be trusted, because he is attempting to be a demagogue.

By demagogue, I am trying to say is that Mr. Korten, much like Limbaugh, writes without precision because he wants to touch on the passions and prejudices of his audience.

Just because something sounds good to those of us on the left, doesn't mean we should not look closely at it and reject it if it is incorrect.