Another reader also asked when will Republicans learn the definition of socialism.
The far right purveyors of “socialism” and “CRT” as derogatory terms do not care what they really mean. They are co-opting these terms for the purpose of “driving up negative perceptions” and emotionalizing their base. It is a continuation of what Newt Ging…
Another reader also asked when will Republicans learn the definition of socialism.
The far right purveyors of “socialism” and “CRT” as derogatory terms do not care what they really mean. They are co-opting these terms for the purpose of “driving up negative perceptions” and emotionalizing their base. It is a continuation of what Newt Gingrich started in 1990 with the assistance of pollster Frank Luntz: a memo for Republicans titled "Language, a Key Mechanism of Control.”
That's why it's an important part of the GOP agenda to keep people uneducated, so they keep falling for these buzzwords that have been co-opted by the party and turned into different things entirely.
Another reader also asked when will Republicans learn the definition of socialism.
The far right purveyors of “socialism” and “CRT” as derogatory terms do not care what they really mean. They are co-opting these terms for the purpose of “driving up negative perceptions” and emotionalizing their base. It is a continuation of what Newt Gingrich started in 1990 with the assistance of pollster Frank Luntz: a memo for Republicans titled "Language, a Key Mechanism of Control.”
https://twitter.com/strongrob12/status/1455261168747036677?s=21
I remember when Newt was teaching at Kennesaw College here in Georgia, when my daughter attended there. So sorry we let him loose on the country....
Remember, he was a transplant, not a native Georgian.
Unlike Larry McDonald, another force we unleashed for a while.
I remember him (I lived in GA for three years). A John Bircher.
Yes, but it's little relief. He called by here and we let him go....
"BIG GOVERNMENT SOCIALISTS ... are a secular religious movement;
They can't deal with reality;
They can't cope with facts;
If it doesn't fit their narrative,
they just shrug it off and refuse to pay attention to it."
(Newt Gingrich - 10/14/21)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=207&v=OD-PTG4A-wk&feature=emb_logo
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Newt is the virus that attacks the brain and makes it unable to compute
... also, a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae ...
Well, now you're getting technical....
So that's what's wrong with me. I thought it was a brain injury or something....
... self portrait ...
100% agree, Ellie. The Rs know exactly what socialism means and they profit from intentionally mislabeling it and lying to their constituents.
That's why it's an important part of the GOP agenda to keep people uneducated, so they keep falling for these buzzwords that have been co-opted by the party and turned into different things entirely.
Exactly, I remember this in the election for Tx Governor in 1994. I thought people wouldn’t be that stupid, I was so wrong…
100% true. Frank has done more damage than most.
Clarification: This doesn't link to Frank Luntz's memo, but gives an example of what he prescribed.
The text is available here:
https://agendatwentytwenty.com/2018/08/17/gopac-memo-language-a-key-mechanism-of-control-gingrichs-declaration-of-war-against-civil-debate-and-respect-for-opponents/
Thanks very much.