Comments on: Core American values http://jstahl.org/archives/2004/07/23/core-american-values/ Politics, the environment, technology, activism. And stuff. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:49:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rishab Jain http://jstahl.org/archives/2004/07/23/core-american-values/comment-page-1/#comment-393433 Rishab Jain Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:25:49 +0000 http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/index.php/archives/2004/07/23/core-american-values/#comment-393433 <p>It’s interesting, and important, stuff. Especially if you’re on the left and yo u want to be more effective in getting your message across. This is an extensio n of what George Lakoff has written about. Lakoff’s paper “Metaphor, Morality, and Politics, Or, Why Conservatives Have Left Liberals In the Dust” gets deep i nto the meat of what Russonello is saying</p> It’s interesting, and important, stuff. Especially if you’re on the left and yo
u want to be more effective in getting your message across. This is an extensio
n of what George Lakoff has written about. Lakoff’s paper “Metaphor, Morality,
and Politics, Or, Why Conservatives Have Left Liberals In the Dust” gets deep i
nto the meat of what Russonello is saying

]]> By: Dave Manelski http://jstahl.org/archives/2004/07/23/core-american-values/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Dave Manelski Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/index.php/archives/2004/07/23/core-american-values/#comment-314 <p>I know this entry is specifically relating to politics and the election but I t hink in principal it crosses over into many issues. Since I work at an environ mental nonprofit, I often find myself looking at things through that lens. As s uch, I would add that tying environmental issues to tier one core values is a m uch more effective strategy than relating to tier two values.</p> <p>I know that it doesn't equate exactly, but if you put env. issues in the contex t of children, family, health, and work/economics, it can be much more powerful than appealing to a person's compassion for the wilderness & other living bein gs.</p> <p>There has to be a way to tap into the eighty some percent of people that say th ey care about the environment. I find myself exploring this topic often on bot h a personal and professional level, very thought provoking indeed.</p> I know this entry is specifically relating to politics and the election but I t
hink in principal it crosses over into many issues. Since I work at an environ
mental nonprofit, I often find myself looking at things through that lens. As s
uch, I would add that tying environmental issues to tier one core values is a m
uch more effective strategy than relating to tier two values.

I know that it doesn’t equate exactly, but if you put env. issues in the contex
t of children, family, health, and work/economics, it can be much more powerful
than appealing to a person’s compassion for the wilderness & other living bein
gs.

There has to be a way to tap into the eighty some percent of people that say th
ey care about the environment. I find myself exploring this topic often on bot
h a personal and professional level, very thought provoking indeed.

]]> By: Jon Stahl http://jstahl.org/archives/2004/07/23/core-american-values/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Jon Stahl Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/index.php/archives/2004/07/23/core-american-values/#comment-315 <p>That's exactly my point -- these values don't apply just to electoral campaigns -- but to all kinds of civic questions. Enviros need to focus a lot more ener gy on developing AND USING messages that connect to tier 1 values. Too often w e go to tier 2 (responsibility to others, compassion, personal fulfillment) and get "trumped" by the opposition.</p> <p>George Lakoff the the folks at the Rockridge Institute (<a href="http://www.roc kridgeinstitute.org)">http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org)</a> have done some gre at work on this stuff.</p> That’s exactly my point — these values don’t apply just to electoral campaigns
— but to all kinds of civic questions. Enviros need to focus a lot more ener
gy on developing AND USING messages that connect to tier 1 values. Too often w
e go to tier 2 (responsibility to others, compassion, personal fulfillment) and
get “trumped” by the opposition.

George Lakoff the the folks at the Rockridge Institute (http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org) have done some gre
at work on this stuff.

]]> By: Mel http://jstahl.org/archives/2004/07/23/core-american-values/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Mel Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.onenw.org/jon/index.php/archives/2004/07/23/core-american-values/#comment-316 <p>It's interesting, and important, stuff. Especially if you're on the left and yo u want to be more effective in getting your message across. This is an extensio n of what George Lakoff has written about. Lakoff's paper "Metaphor, Morality, and Politics, Or, Why Conservatives Have Left Liberals In the Dust" gets deep i nto the meat of what Russonello is saying:</p> <p>Here's a link to the Lakoff: <a href="http://www.wwcd.org/issues/Lakoff.html">http://www.wwcd.org/issues/Lak off.html</a></p> It’s interesting, and important, stuff. Especially if you’re on the left and yo
u want to be more effective in getting your message across. This is an extensio
n of what George Lakoff has written about. Lakoff’s paper “Metaphor, Morality,
and Politics, Or, Why Conservatives Have Left Liberals In the Dust” gets deep i
nto the meat of what Russonello is saying:

Here’s a link to the Lakoff:
http://www.wwcd.org/issues/Lak
off.html

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