Posts by georgelakoff@sfba.social
(DIR) Post #AS0e7RsGwvqOEDcUqG by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-01-25T18:06:56Z
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Ultimately, it will prove impossible to beat Elon Musk by remaining on the platform he controls. He and his goons control the most powerful aspects of the site. They can, and will, use it to empower authoritarianism, hate, misinformation and white supremacy.They are just getting started. By continuing to operate within the framework they control, you will be at a disadvantage. More at FrameLab:https://framelab.substack.com/p/with-trump-returing-to-musks-twitter
(DIR) Post #ATltmRRWqOfjnCnAjQ by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-03-17T22:49:02Z
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The Republican campaign against "woke" provides a great example of how the framing wars usually play out in American politics. Republicans frame an issue, choosing specific words or language. Then everyone else falls into the trap by accepting the frame without giving much thought to the underlying strategy. More at FrameLab:https://framelab.substack.com/p/time-to-get-woke-about-woke?fbclid=IwAR0LEATXAX1ZoT-vmEfqdrVSOz1iuYq9katJURN_HkudXxzL1kXyiunOXb4
(DIR) Post #AToQtTkMMYgvlgU1Wi by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-03-20T16:03:34Z
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Our previous FrameLab post, “Time to Get Woke About Woke,” analyzed the meaning of the term "woke" and how it has been co-opted by Republicans as a catch-all label for anything associated with liberal moral values. This post delves into a more insidious tactic employed by Republicans, which involves denouncing perceived progressive radicalism while simultaneously promoting and glorifying their own radicalism. Read more:https://framelab.substack.com/p/redpilled-qanon-anti-vaccine-conservative
(DIR) Post #AULdTbwKsrABByYMls by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-04-05T16:55:06Z
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When you repeat a lie, even to debunk it, you help to strengthen and spread the lie. When you negate a frame, you evoke the frame.Remember this when someone provokes you with an absurd lie. Are you falling into a trap?
(DIR) Post #AVsuva1ecYkVsQOpcW by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-05-21T15:56:56Z
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Joan Baez in the The New Yorker: It’s worse than anything I could have imagined. It really is. And the rate, the speed. It’s about propaganda, it’s about lying, it’s about business, it’s about money, it’s about power. [The linguist and cognitive scientist] George Lakoff wrote a whole book about how liberals don’t know how to talk. “Build a wall,” “lock her up”—three words, and you remember them. Biden is lovely, he talks for an hour, and you don’t remember anything he’s saying. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/joan-baez-is-still-doing-beautiful-cool-stuff
(DIR) Post #AVxBykHLQrhqOjfokC by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-05-23T13:11:24Z
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Conservative language tends to activate a swing voter’s conservative morality. Similarly, liberal language tends to activate a swing voter’s liberal morality. The repeated use of conservative or liberal moral language is often the decisive factor in whether an independent uses a liberal or conservative moral system for a given election.
(DIR) Post #AWpJkoFBsLZgZ4HSkK by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-06-18T19:59:40Z
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Don't take the bait! Debating someone with zero credibility or validity only helps them to gain status and spread lies. By trying to negate their false ideas, you'll end up activating them. They win by making the difference between lies and truth seem like a matter of opinion.
(DIR) Post #AX9qWGazqHocdvyNHs by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-06-28T16:53:27Z
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Trolls win by making the difference between lies and truth seem like a matter of opinion. Don't take the debate bait! Engaging someone with zero credibility or validity only helps them to gain status and spread lies. By trying to negate their false ideas, you'll end up activating them. More at FrameLab: https://framelab.substack.com/p/why-its-silly-to-debate-robert-f
(DIR) Post #AXE67Su1KB5ZTHuGBc by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-06-30T18:24:32Z
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In the conservative mind, all policy decisions flow according to the following hierarchy. To understand Republican stances on abortion, racism, homophobia, worker rights, etc., just consult this chart. It's all there.
(DIR) Post #AXKLHaeu0SfSgQsfLM by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-07-03T19:22:12Z
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Never accept conservative framings of the issues, even in arguing against them; offer your own. If you have to compromise with conservatives, start the negotiations from your own moral position—empathy and responsibility.
(DIR) Post #AY6KkrKi2X955oI892 by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-07-26T18:42:35Z
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“Deeply embedded in conservative and liberal politics are different models of the family. Conservatism, as we shall see, is based on a Strict Father model, while liberalism is centered around a Nurturant Parent model. These two models of the family give rise to different moral systems and different discourse forms, that is, different choices of words and different modes of reasoning." -- Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think, 1996From the The New York Times today:
(DIR) Post #AY6KksCwmsWxo1fRgW by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-07-26T18:43:04Z
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Gift link to full NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/opinion/masculinity-gender-gap-2024.html?unlocked_article_code=kWzInxG2zlK_57zWmjZabhUxJcRLmtfzDbqXFFQ8LYodE17c88KPnIS0eXQH-5YXR5-EqJHY8D-Pr80PJKUzUt4a6GJtaLPLHgBVPYsZXW0jnWlM0WzKgUZIQ5jCkRSK0PN2ddonK8N9yMlVawifwh1yvhl66JwC2vdkz_eI1SxSZs2rcikMXhDPmyyIC-YyC0uPFqhgaRvi8FkiubvhTPuwrpKebvuNMLskUyILAAziM2eM4I53Qk-K2mTCpVu6nA9d74qoYFN0eK1Ya1-O5dUbrS3D3ZQbzZKp78synJc_3ByyFtSApX-0tSchUkNBP-j1tyVYGXnYrF9iRnU7Sq3LcZrT&smid=url-share
(DIR) Post #AZKYUebYeDPVjeyqWm by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-09-01T17:45:26Z
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Freedom of speech is the cornerstone of all freedom. But not all speech is the same, and not all speech qualifies as “free speech.”As the indictments pile up against Trump and his co-conspirators for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election, we have seen a concerted effort by Trump to claim a ridiculous defense based on “freedom of speech.”Free speech, according to his cockamamie theory, means he can say whatever he wants to say, regardless of the consequences. He falsely equates his leadership of the criminal conspiracy to destroy American democracy with the act of having a mere opinion or belief. This defense is unlikely to hold up in a court of law — and it doesn’t hold up in the field of cognitive linguistics, either. Cognitive linguists have long understood that there are different kinds of speech, and that some kinds of speech constitute “speech acts.”More at FrameLab:https://framelab.substack.com/p/trumps-criminal-speech-acts-vs-free
(DIR) Post #AZKym3Tk1AFybzHZLs by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-09-01T22:11:06Z
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Republicans understand that rationality doesn’t work. They understand that people actually think in terms of frames and metaphors and images and emotions. So they’re great at marketing their ideas, even when they're not based on facts.Through constant repetition, they have falsely framed the Republican party as superior on economic matters -- despite decades of facts proving otherwise. They have framed this false idea millions of brains. And when the facts don't fit the frame, they bounce right off. Until Democrats and progressives learn and embrace cognitive science, they will continue to lose ground to the false framing imposed by Republicans.
(DIR) Post #AaIkrqPh1qZeY2qZNY by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-09-30T17:57:06Z
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Unless you frame yourself, others will frame you — the media, your enemies, your competitors, your well-meaning friends.
(DIR) Post #AcJ8zIz9a4NzToNHsW by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-11-29T17:10:51Z
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"The Orwell Test" (for identifying propaganda or disinformation)1. Facts: Is the information supported by facts that can be confirmed through established methods of validation, meeting legal, scientific or logical standards of proof?2. Source: Is the information from a provider with a history of accurate reporting?3. Method: Does the source use professional and accepted techniques of factual reporting without relying on deceptive tactics or logical fallacies?Read more on the FrameLab Newsletter, and please subscribe (it's free). https://framelab.substack.com/p/the-orwell-test?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
(DIR) Post #AcReWRVJa4LJIfNW2i by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2023-12-03T21:25:43Z
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Ban repeat liars from live interviews.Never put a lie in the headline.Use a truth sandwich when reporting on lies.-Don’t take the bait (stop rewarding drama with visibility)Abandon the social media algorithm (don’t let X dictate the news cycle) What other basic rules can help the political press avoid the mistakes of 2016 in 2024? Read more at the FrameLab Newsletter:https://framelab.substack.com/p/trump-2024-has-the-press-learned?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
(DIR) Post #AdRXPGeLB6tWvERff6 by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2024-01-02T17:48:01Z
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Understanding Trump (again). A cognitive scientist's analysis of why Republicans can't get enough of him, and how he uses your brain to his advantage. https://framelab.substack.com/p/understanding-trump-again
(DIR) Post #AdgrRjqjiNHunV66Fc by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2024-01-10T03:24:41Z
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There is no such thing as a self-made person. Every business person has used our vast public infrastructure, which the taxpayers paid for, to make their money
(DIR) Post #Ao5BiDig36EnxQiSMS by georgelakoff@sfba.social
2024-11-15T23:09:53Z
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Some lessons from the 2024 election:1. Strict Father morality is growing stronger.2. Moving to the right failed – again. There is no "center" in American politics.3. Attacking Trump helps Trump (because it makes him the center of attention).4. Trump remains a super salesman. Underestimate him at your own risk.5. People vote their values, not their self-interest.6. Identity is not political destiny. Republicans are winning votes from women, Latinos and other groups. Democrats need to understand why.7. Frames trump facts. People are buying into the alternate reality that authoritarian Republicans are creating.8. Authoritarians are winning the communication war. They are have invested in messaging and media outlets for decades, and they are reaping results.More at FrameLab:https://www.theframelab.org/some-lessons-of-the-2024-election/