by Charles Watts | Sep 21, 2019 | Mutual Responsibility
Linguistic Guidelines From Don’t Think of an Elephant 1. Progressive values are the best of American values we share with nations around the world. Stand up for your values with dignity and strength. You are a true patriot because of your values. 2. Remember that...
by Charles Watts | Sep 20, 2019 | Better Futures, Mutual Responsibility
Effective caring citizens use five sets of three values repeatedly in their conversations, their letters to the editor, in their blog posts, etc. Why? Because there are two very important cognitive and linguistic tools Dr. Lakoff encourages: (1) Say what you want...
by Charles Watts | Sep 20, 2019 | Mutual Responsibility
Linguistic Guidelines From Don’t Think of an Elephant Our sometime advisor, George Lakoff, laid out in both editions of Don’t Think of an Elephant, linguistic guidelines that members of a Caring Citizens’ Congress strive to use everyday. The guidelines...
by Charles Watts | Sep 20, 2019 | Effective Government, Mutual Responsibility
Caring citizens have a high calling recognized in our Declaration of Independence and the words of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Freedom over slavery and well-being over corporate servitude are the order of the day. Our crisis is not...
by Charles Watts | Sep 20, 2019 | Mutual Responsibility
Government of, by, and for the people must be the guiding principle that progressives lead with when discussing ANY and ALL of our favorite issues. Empathy is democracy’s soul. ALL of our issues emerge from this principle. “Of the people” means the same kind of people...
