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The Ideal Caring Citizen Thought Leader
Reframing IS social change. Building an empathy surplus in YOUR world begins with you changing your language. The Four Empathic Activites of a Caring Citizen Leader all start with the letter “I.” I will INWARDLY digest and use the latest insights of the brain to...
Twenty-Eight Linguistic Guidelines Effective Caring Citizens Use
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...
Our Patriotic Progressive Values
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...
Four Really Important Peace-making Guidelines
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 focus on...
Recite the Caring Citizen Declaration Every Day
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 in...
Respect, Protect, and Promote the Human Right to Government of, by, and for the People with Five Caring Sets of Values
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...
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More from George Lakoff
- Frame Lab - George's Podcast
- GeorgeLakoff.com - Official Website
- Framing for Activists
- Framing the Environment
- 10 Points for Democracy Activists
- Books by George Lakoff
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