George Lakoff: Moral Politics

UC Berkeley professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics George Lakoff explores how successful political debates are framed by using language targeted to people's values instead of their support for specific government programs in this public lecture sponsored by the Helen Edison Series at UC San Diego. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [11/2005] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 11194]


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Array ( 10 months ago by meckerarma)
@chapaev36
I'd say that is a more accurate description of the responses you've been giving me. It seems to me that you're only writing down these seemingly useless comments in order to avoid responding to my initial demand of proof as to why you think this way. You've failed to respond so far and thus I have no reason to think of your opinion as anything other than biased misinformation.
@meckerarma Because ... ( 10 months ago by chapaev36)
@meckerarma Because you didn't really ask the question. If your comments were anything but glib pomo relativism I would have probably been more forthcoming. No, we're not simply slaves to language. Yes, there is a great deal of literature on political thinking. No, not everything has to be cited, especially rudimentary things that I have mentioned. Yes, you should probably read Thomas Sowell's A Conflict of Visions. I feel like I am speaking to a Derridean.
Array ( 10 months ago by meckerarma)
@chapaev36
You're still doing it. Your claims are worthless unless you can back them up with actual research which I am starting to doubt you actually have. You are seemingly educated and yet, from what I can tell, do you not fully understand the true meaning of scientific inquiry and thought.
I don't think that ... ( 10 months ago by standinstann)
I don't think that these paradigms are as narrow, conscious, or ridged as he suggests, but I do think that, in a general way; his definition of the "strict father" view of society is sound, and adhered to by traditional conservatives.
@chapaev36 "Not ... ( 9 months ago by w3rkable)
@chapaev36 "Not everything has to be cited/this is so rudimentary" just means you have no idea what you're talking about. You aren't fooling anyone.
i fucking love ... ( 8 months ago by 510AWOL)
i fucking love this video
I force people to ... ( 8 months ago by tstruss912)
I force people to watch this at gunpoint ;)
So compelling ... ( 8 months ago by BillSalem)
So compelling especially in the last half of the lecture. He takes time setting up. But it's necessary to define the basics: framing and metaphor, their manipulation & impact on the subconscious.
All liberals need to view this.
His final words, that it's the whole political view of conservatives which have failed this country. (Dobson's "strict father" model)---not the govmint. Also, that liberal leadership does nothing to expose conservative lies. Why do they win and we fail? Ha!
310 Million people ... ( 7 months ago by SuperHadEnough)
310 Million people in America and this has been viewed 53K times. That for me is a problem. I'm just saying, it should be required viewing for anyone who votes.
@billtomwhelan well ... ( 6 months ago by noobler9)
@billtomwhelan well it exists in canada as well, but that is another north american nation and bordering nations usually share a lot in common to be honest
Please check out ... ( 6 months ago by Tokyorosebiz)
Please check out the Party of Sleaze by Tokyo Rose. It's a laugh but one day it may come true.
it's actually ... ( 5 months ago by godfreyhowatchin)
it's actually pretty funny that this is sort of literally some of the stuff Aleister Crowley was talking about before cognitive science got to it, sort of.
why does this only ... ( 5 months ago by 510AWOL)
why does this only have 56k views. He is brilliant
I consider myself ... ( 3 months ago by OriginMSD)
I consider myself to be a moral person. My dad always taught me to be a good person and do the right thing. What I noticed is that my beliefs always tended to lean more towards the liberal side instead of the conservative. I always wondered why that would be. Helping the poor. Honesty. Responsibility. "Love your neighbor as yourself." I thought these were THE morals. After watching this video... I finally get it.
fake and gay ( 2 months ago by Vermundr44)
fake and gay
democrats are paid ... ( 2 months ago by styrofoamheart)
democrats are paid to lose. they are paid to take a dive. 
awesome video! ( 2 months ago by 12TabulaRasa12)
awesome video!
nice discussion! ... ( 2 months ago by adelle0001)
nice discussion! thanks for sharing this video
great video ( 2 months ago by makeiteasyable)
great video
Interesting. If ... ( 1 month ago by laylaPazienza)
Interesting. If this is true, what about all the progressive voters? why framing doesn't work with them? By the way he's great
@laylaPazienza ... ( 1 month ago by tstruss912)
@laylaPazienza Because nobody is doing the framing. You have to repeat the words and images over and over to get them to become a significant part of the brain. How many times have you heard "War on Terror", or something stupid like that? Over and over and over, until that happens it won't work.
@tstruss912 Maybe ... ( 1 month ago by laylaPazienza)
@tstruss912 Maybe my question was unclear! So why the sentence "war on terror" doesn't work on me? Why this frame doesn't work on progressives? You know, I don't think we have different brains or pathways. And in his book "political mind" he is a little bit unclear in so man issues. You can agree with the idea of framing, or just agree with the (unfair) use of propaganda. Merry xmas!
Is this based ... ( 1 week ago by ItsFreddyTime)
Is this based speech based from his book?


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