20-09-2009, 02:41 AM
Magda Hassan Wrote:Mark Ludwig Wrote:OkThat's alright Mark. The trick is not to be in the square to start with. That's where they want you - all confined and limited. Don't accept their parameters. They lead nowhere.
I really didn't mean to ruffle any feathers and for what it is worth I don't believe that he acted alone (or at all really) and I believe in a massive conspiracy, I was simply trying to think out the square to further my understanding.
To Mr Drago
Even though your answer was very direct, I see your point.
Thanks all for responding.
Right. Exactly. They've framed the narrative for decades. And, as the great great (great) George Lakoff frequently points out--"negating the frame evokes the frame." Debating their lies plays directly into their hands.
Don't think of an elephant.
"I'm not a crook."
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http://www.campusprogress.org/features/1...rge-lakoff
Screw em. We build our own narrative. Let them negate our frame and thereby reinforce it.