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Originally Posted by spazlabz
excellent post. By using terms like Fiscal Responsibility, limit government and free markets the far right put themselves in a position of superiority to all others. They use terms that no one could argue with, however they redefine those terms to fit their political agenda. By taking the power to name issues the way they want, the4 automatically put the opposition is a position of defending themselves making it nearly impossible for the other side to get their views out. Instead we see dems who are stumble over what to say, some are incredulous at what they hear and are left speechless.
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Obama has pointed this out on many occasions... including in the State of the Union. These groups use very general terms like "Americans for a Greater Tomorrow" and things like that. Their mission statements are just like the ones above... very general terms.