CounterHegemony 12 - George Lakoff – Framing the Debate (1 of 2)

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It’s quite late, so I’ll make this post quite short. Here’s the story / thought process around this episode.

1) Happy Thanksgiving, America! General Motors is going to be eliminating 30,000 jobs over the next few years. Oh, fear not, its just part of “GM North America's Four Point Turnaround Plan.” Which includes such amazing treats (for investors) as, Health-care Cost Reductions, a “Product Renaissance” (it’ll be just like renaissance fair, except with more Hummers), and a new Sales and Marketing strategy. Wait, that's only three. Oh dear, we’re in trouble.

2) So, Michael Moore delivers a proper Roman Catholic homily about it? At the Paul Wellstone Memorial Dinner, hosted by the Progressive Caucus of the Genesee County Democratic Party?

3) What gives? Let’s ask a linguist to help us make sense…

And so, I play for you a speech by renowned, respected, and clever guy named George Lakoff. Rumor has it that his latest book is on quite a few bookshelves of big-time politicians. It’s worth knowing what’s going on here, even if seems a little odd…

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Prnavor, Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra
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Silence (Minimal Mix), Taiko
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