George Lakoff on the Post-Katrina Era

[pegkerr]

I'd mentioned George Lakoff and his analysis of moral reasoning in conservatives and liberals. Here is what he says on that subject, post-katrina.

Thanks to minnehaha B. for the link.

Comments

[mayakda.livejournal.com]

I really like where he says that it's about "empathy" and "responsibility".

[dustybinx.livejournal.com]

First, I have to say I didn't read the entire article. I read just enough to make me mad. Ok, I'll grant that the Republicans are the party of individual responsibility. But, who has been running the state of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans for longer than President Bush has been in office? Perhaps the Democrats? The party of the people, the compassionate party. So, why didn't the Mayor who knows his city best do something to get his people out? His people, the unemployed, the sick, the old, the destitute. Where is the compassion of a city run by the compassionate party that can't take city buses, school buses, u-haul trucks, whatever and get out the folks who cannot help themselves? I have great empathy and sorrow for those who have suffered so greatly, but, darnit, why is it the President's fault? This is just too darn convenient.

/off soapbox/