something something think alike?
by John at 8/02/2005 07:33:00 PM
How's that old saying go? I humbly submit that George Lakoff has some brilliant ideas about the demise of the "War on Terror":
That policy is now being disowned, and so the words must be dropped. The hope is, in the absence of the old words and the presence of the new, a new frame will take hold and the old policy will be forgotten. The goal is that the public will no longer associate the Iraq War with terrorism and see the failure in Iraq as a failure to curb terrorism. That way most of the troops can be brought home before the midterm elections without the implication that the administration is giving up on stopping terrorism.
There's more, and it's interesting. He's also a better and more persuasive writer than I am, so check it out if you want.
That policy is now being disowned, and so the words must be dropped. The hope is, in the absence of the old words and the presence of the new, a new frame will take hold and the old policy will be forgotten. The goal is that the public will no longer associate the Iraq War with terrorism and see the failure in Iraq as a failure to curb terrorism. That way most of the troops can be brought home before the midterm elections without the implication that the administration is giving up on stopping terrorism.
There's more, and it's interesting. He's also a better and more persuasive writer than I am, so check it out if you want.
