Quotes:
One of the fundamental findings of cognitive science is that
people think in terms of frames and metaphors -- conceptual
structures like those we have been describing. The frames are in the
synapses of our brains -- physically present in the form of
neural circuitry. When the facts don't fit the frames, the frames are
kept and the facts ignored.
And:
Third, it must have a clearly articulated moral vision, with
values rather than mere interests determining its political
direction.
As the war begins, we should look ahead to transforming the
anti-war movement into a movement that powerfully articulates
progressive values and changes the course of our nation to
where those values take us. The war has begun a discussion
about values. Let's continue it.
First, the anti-war movement, properly understood, is not
just, or even primarily, a movement against the war. It is a
movement against the overall direction that the Bush
administration is moving in. Second, such a movement, to be
effective, needs to say clearly what it is for, not just what
it is against.
Posted on 09 Apr 2003