Lesenswerte Tipps des US-Soziolinguisten George Lakoff („The Political Mind“):
Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
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1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
www.theframelab.org/how-to-thriv...
2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
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January 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Lesenswerte Tipps des US-Soziolinguisten George Lakoff („The Political Mind“):
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“He’s pissed!” Carlson said to extended cheers. “Dad is pissed. … And when dad gets home, you know what he says? ‘You’ve been a bad girl. You’ve been a bad little girl, and you’re getting a vigorous spanking right now.’”
Tucker Carlson says father Trump will give ‘spanking’ at rowdy Georgia rally
The riff set the tone for Donald Trump’s rally in Georgia less than two weeks before Election Day, underscoring themes of retribution that have long propelled his campaign.
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October 24, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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Why Lakoff says we should call them "Consumer Protections,"
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July 18, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Why Lakoff says we should call them "Consumer Protections,"
george lakoff says adopt the evil GOP’s framing only if you want to support it
words matter
words matter
Stop. Calling. It. A. Medicaid. Work. Requirement.
![Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: Support for Medicaid Shifts When Framing Work Requirements as a Job Loss Penalty.
Description: Some lawmakers are considering changes to Medicaid that would require certain Medicaid recipients work, volunteer, or train for a job to maintain their healthcare coverage.
[Split A:] Do you support or oppose a Medicaid Work Requirement? [Split B:] Do you support or oppose a Medicaid Job Loss Penalty?
Work Requirement — Support: 50%, Oppose: 44%
Job Loss — Support: 38%, Oppose: 53%
April 18–21, 2025 survey of 595 U.S. likely voters.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rtsa65yj6j6azdkmatuckxec/bafkreicgk7mruu2wjwgwzf3tcxsanojrdnu7u5f25ifyvtpjqqv5z4vqki)
May 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
george lakoff says adopt the evil GOP’s framing only if you want to support it
words matter
words matter
George Lakoff and I pushed this simple and reasonable idea years ago. When I returned to journalism, I realized the problem. Editors care more about SEO and controversy (=clicks) than about whether the headline is destroying truth. Incentive is to bait engagement at all cost.
November 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
George Lakoff and I pushed this simple and reasonable idea years ago. When I returned to journalism, I realized the problem. Editors care more about SEO and controversy (=clicks) than about whether the headline is destroying truth. Incentive is to bait engagement at all cost.
Books of the 80s
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
December 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Books of the 80s
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
George Lakoff said the Republicans were the "strict father" party (in contrast to the Dems' "nutrurant parent" model) but under Trump it's clearly shifted to the "abusive father" party. For sadists, by sadists.
I realize that "the cruelty is the point" has gone from incisive to banal to cliche but it cannot be emphasize enough that the actual deliverable of the Trump administration and indeed of all Republican violance is suffering and memes of it for the base to laugh at. It's the Bully State.
“What they’re offering people is not health insurance or economic security,” Stanley says. “They’re offering them delight in the torture of others.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
August 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
George Lakoff said the Republicans were the "strict father" party (in contrast to the Dems' "nutrurant parent" model) but under Trump it's clearly shifted to the "abusive father" party. For sadists, by sadists.
Politics is the art of making people care. Effective movements *shift the polls* by framing issues as moral questions.
If the fascists can make people care about conspiracy theories like QAnon, we can make people care about freedom and democracy.
(George Lakoff wrote several books on this.)
If the fascists can make people care about conspiracy theories like QAnon, we can make people care about freedom and democracy.
(George Lakoff wrote several books on this.)
"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something
October 24, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Politics is the art of making people care. Effective movements *shift the polls* by framing issues as moral questions.
If the fascists can make people care about conspiracy theories like QAnon, we can make people care about freedom and democracy.
(George Lakoff wrote several books on this.)
If the fascists can make people care about conspiracy theories like QAnon, we can make people care about freedom and democracy.
(George Lakoff wrote several books on this.)
A big difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans understand the science of political communication. Republicans dictate the topics/terms of debate while Dems (and the left) usually burn energy in constant response.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
August 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A big difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans understand the science of political communication. Republicans dictate the topics/terms of debate while Dems (and the left) usually burn energy in constant response.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
Thiel and Co call this mimetics, Lakoff calls it framing.
My Berkeley colleagues & I are saddened by the death of our colleague Robin Lakoff. Her 1972 book Language & Women's Place created the modern field of language & gender. She also wrote articulately, passionately & impactfully about Latin linguistics (Abstract Syntax & Latin Complementation, 1968) 1/
August 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
My Berkeley colleagues & I are saddened by the death of our colleague Robin Lakoff. Her 1972 book Language & Women's Place created the modern field of language & gender. She also wrote articulately, passionately & impactfully about Latin linguistics (Abstract Syntax & Latin Complementation, 1968) 1/
There should be way more Lakoff on the internet.
In Conversation: George Lakoff | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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June 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
There should be way more Lakoff on the internet.
Lakoff está bien, pero está mucho mejor...
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October 7, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Lakoff está bien, pero está mucho mejor...
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When you negate the frame, you strengthen the frame. - George Lakoff
October 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
When you negate the frame, you strengthen the frame. - George Lakoff
Read George Lakoff instead and you won't be missing anything.
February 4, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Read George Lakoff instead and you won't be missing anything.
Lakoff was right about conservatives:
Ramaswamy: "The nuclear family is the greatest form of governance known to mankind." (!?)
August 24, 2023 at 4:26 AM
Lakoff was right about conservatives:
August 24, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Yeah. “Moral Politics” by George Lakoff is one of those books that, once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
March 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Yeah. “Moral Politics” by George Lakoff is one of those books that, once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
As George Lakoff says, when you use their “framing,” they’ve won. You need to reject their framing altogether and have your own (accurate!!!) message.
I wish people on the left would stop using “diversity hire” or “affirmative action” to describe folks like Hegseth. This reinforces the racist, sexist notion that diversity and affirmative action are promoting unqualified people, doing the right’s work for the.
January 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
As George Lakoff says, when you use their “framing,” they’ve won. You need to reject their framing altogether and have your own (accurate!!!) message.
Esteemed linguist & philosopher George Lakoff & brilliant strategist Gil Duran give us hope for 2025 with 14 inspiring resolutions to defeat the fear of fascism, survive, and unite.
Starting today, I'll share one resolution daily to guide us toward resilience & unity. 🌟 #StrongerTogether
Starting today, I'll share one resolution daily to guide us toward resilience & unity. 🌟 #StrongerTogether
January 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Como dijo Lakoff:
January 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Como dijo Lakoff:
Where is Lakoff these days? He ought to be out here doing a victory lap.
June 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Where is Lakoff these days? He ought to be out here doing a victory lap.
begging literally anyone in the democratic party to read Don’t Think Of An Elephant or even a single essay by george lakoff
that crew is absolutely the type to never learn from george lakoff and simply take the right’s messaging and change one word. their policies are also bad.
they’re definitely not fit and will fight, as you say, the previous war
they’re definitely not fit and will fight, as you say, the previous war
June 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
begging literally anyone in the democratic party to read Don’t Think Of An Elephant or even a single essay by george lakoff
Last night, writes Brian Stelter, most of the networks used a “truth sandwich” approach to presidential lying.
Stelter coined the phrase back in 2018, inspired by linguist George Lakoff. www.cnn.com/newsletters/...
Stelter coined the phrase back in 2018, inspired by linguist George Lakoff. www.cnn.com/newsletters/...
July 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Last night, writes Brian Stelter, most of the networks used a “truth sandwich” approach to presidential lying.
Stelter coined the phrase back in 2018, inspired by linguist George Lakoff. www.cnn.com/newsletters/...
Stelter coined the phrase back in 2018, inspired by linguist George Lakoff. www.cnn.com/newsletters/...