About this title: "Don't Think of an Elephant!" is the definitive handbook for understanding what happened in the 2004 US election and communicating effectively about key issues facing America today. Author George Lakoff has become a key advisor to the Democratic party, helping them develop their message and frame the political debate. In this book, Lakoff explains how conservatives think, and how to counter their arguments. His years of research and work with environmental and political leaders have been distilled into this essential guide, which shows progressives how to think in terms of values instead of ...
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Description: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: SOME ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Pub Date: 9/1/2004 Binding: Paperback Pages: 144. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Chelsea Green
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781931498715ISBN:1931498717
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"This book gave me a lot of new insights into the liberal and conservative frames. As a staunch liberal, I had not taken a lot of time to understand my conservative adversary's point of view. Lakoff's book not only gave me the seed with which to begin this process of really looking deeply into conservatism but it also gave me a quiver of exceptional tools with which to engage further in this process."
"Easy to read condensation of his "Moral Politics - How Liberals and Conservatives Think". Explains how conservatives have been so effective, (at least up to now), at getting people to vote against their best interest, and how progressives need to "frame" their own positions better. Trying to argue against the conservative "frames", he argues, is like telling someone not to think of an elephant, you end up bolstering rather than weakening your opponent."
"The question this book poses is a very good one. In the US, Democrats and Republicans disagree on almost everything. Why is that?
Lakoff's answer is that it all goes back to different ways of thinking about the concept of the family. Republicans assume that people are fundamentally bad. They think in terms of an authoritarian father-figure, who expects to be obeyed, and in return protects the family both from a hostile outside world and from their own mistaken desires. Democrats assume that people are fundamentally good, and see the parents' role as nurturing children and helping them coexist with the rest of society. I don't completely believe his analysis, but it's interesting.
The later sections give advice on how the Democrats should "reframe" political issues so as to present them from their own perspective, rather than falling into the trap of accepting the Republicans' way of viewing them. I wonder if the successful Obama campaign used some of these insights?"
"Interesting to read this book in the wake of the election of a Democratic president who so far has proved adept at getting out his particular message. Part one consists of half a dozen older essays that include repetitions and redundancies. Part two is more concise and focused.
Both parts contain astute and useful observations on the nature of modern American politics. I suspect (though I can't know for certain, not having read the other book) that it would make more sense to read Moral Politics and part two of this book and to skip part one."
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