Independence Day
Many of us "progressives" would benefit from reading George Lakoff's take on the words we're using these days and the ways we're using them. i.e. "Liberty," "Freedom," and even "War." Today seemed exactly the right day to buy his most recent book called Whose Freedom: the battle over America's most important idea.
I know the freedoms which are important to me. Now, apparently, I need to learn a new vocabulary to talk about what the founders really meant! (and no, it wasn't that we should all be "free" to be cookie- cutter Christian elitist sexist aristocrats
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Just the fact that the man lives in Berkely, CA, home of the free thinker, is enough to make me take notice. His resume of publications looks pretty impressive. Thanks for the tip. Time to get reading!
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