http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2004/10/14/george-lakoff-is-a-liberal-goshdarnit/ Melting down disparate elements to form a new reality. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:10:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2004/10/14/george-lakoff-is-a-liberal-goshdarnit/comment-page-1/#comment-2852 The Fluid Imagination Blog / Lakoff on the “War” on Terror Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:08:12 +0000 http://fluidimagination.com/blog/?p=132#comment-2852 [...] In Five Years After 9/11: Drop the War Metaphor, George Lakoff writes, [While terrorism has historically been treated as a crime, in the Bush adminstration] a war metaphor was chosen: the “War on Terror.” Literal —not metaphorical — wars are conducted against armies of other nations. They end when the armies are defeated militarily and a peace treaty is signed. Terror is an emotional state. It is in us. It is not an army. And you can’t defeat it militarily and you can’t sign a peace treaty with it.” Mr. Lakoff, who most of our regular readers should be familiar with now, has a lot more to say about the “war” on terror, so make sure you check it out. [...] [...] In Five Years After 9/11: Drop the War Metaphor, George Lakoff writes, [While terrorism has historically been treated as a crime, in the Bush adminstration] a war metaphor was chosen: the “War on Terror.” Literal —not metaphorical — wars are conducted against armies of other nations. They end when the armies are defeated militarily and a peace treaty is signed. Terror is an emotional state. It is in us. It is not an army. And you can’t defeat it militarily and you can’t sign a peace treaty with it.” Mr. Lakoff, who most of our regular readers should be familiar with now, has a lot more to say about the “war” on terror, so make sure you check it out. [...]

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