Originally posted by wittywonkaNo offense but the article was fluff in my view. Every president has a record to run from as they try to repackage themselves into something sexier than what they are. So what's he gonna do, call it Hope and Change Part 2?
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Originally posted by whodeyYou're the one who wanted to read hidden implications of communism into his slogan, so I'm not sure what you find wrong with reading what the author of that article saw into it.
No offense but the article was fluff in my view. Every president has a record to run from as they try to repackage themselves into something sexier than what they are. So what's he gonna do, call it Hope and Change Part 2?
I also think the article made the pretty convincing point that the word "Forward" actually lacks the same sexiness that "Yes We Can" and "Hope and Change" had. It still conveys a positive outlook, and maybe a more determined outlook, but it's now one grounded more in realism.
Originally posted by wittywonkaAmerica IS anti communism. This is a tired old ploy that the left wing extremist do. The play on words , the double speak. For instance , there is nothing liberating about liberal policies, and progressives are any but for progress.
Are you for real?
So, then, in all seriousness, should America's motto be "backwards"? In order to be anti-communism?
Originally posted by utherpendragon"Playing on words" is important to both parties. Think...
America IS anti communism. This is a tired old ploy that the left wing extremist do. The play on words , the double speak. For instance , there is nothing liberating about liberal policies, and progressives are any but for progress.
"maverick"
"death panels"
"compassionate conservatism"
"Massachusetts moderate"
Etc., etc., etc.
If you really think the word "forward" embodies a communist philosophy, though, I'd be interested in hearing your opinion of what word or slogan would convey the antithesis of both "forward" and "communism."
Originally posted by wittywonkaOddly enough, the terms "maverick", "compassionate conservatism", and "Massachusettes moderate" are all code names for "progressive" These are terms that progressives in the GOP use for themselves.
"Playing on words" is important to both parties. Think...
"maverick"
"death panels"
"compassionate conservatism"
"Massachusetts moderate"
Etc., etc., etc.
If you really think the word "forward" embodies a communist philosophy, though, I'd be interested in hearing your opinion of what word or slogan would convey the antithesis of both "forward" and "communism."
Originally posted by whodeyWell it all makes perfect sense, then.
Oddly enough, the terms "maverick", "compassionate conservatism", and "Massachusettes moderate" are all code names for "progressive" These are terms that progressives in the GOP use for themselves.
Moderate means progressive means progress means forward means communist.
Glad to know rhetoric still has "meaning" to conservatives. Next thing you know, "Republican" will connotate a "moderate" (i.e., communist) philosophy, too.