Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Cosmic Kitten

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2. I'm not sure premise is solid?

Wed Dec 17, 2014, 11:48 AM

Dec 2014

How do you tell someone making $10 an hour at the local mini mart that handing more money to billionaires wont actually improve their life?

Who is that "someone"?
Do you know any working poor who believe
that a billionaire will improve their life?
If so, YOU can help them!

As to:

They dont just control the language, they control the topic.

Yes, that is "framing" and the "narrative".
That's what Populists need to address, pronto.

Language is a description, not a reality...
it stands in for something else... ideas, feelings, etc
It only has power when "someone" accepts it as their reality.

Right-wingers who accept the frame that "democrats" are traitors
have bough into the narrative they THEY, "right-wingers",
are the patriots. See how that works?

Change the frame, capture the narrative.

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Word Wars: The Koch is coming with its "wordsmiths" [View all] Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 OP

And the framing of ALL conversations is done by righty...it is why nothing gets done NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #1

I'm not sure premise is solid? Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #2

Well, let's take one issue and see how it can be framed to get people sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #8

Framing issues is about VALUES Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #9

The only reason that is the case is because of the right wing lies sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #10

We agree on the importance of the issues Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #11

Know the opposition, Frank Luntz Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #3

Listen: Frank Luntz explain his word twisting Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #4

How do we change the narrative onecaliberal Dec 2014 #5

Good question. It's about values. Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #6

All good points. onecaliberal Dec 2014 #7