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    Behind every effective political or social movement, there is a guiding philosopher to articulate theory and, sometimes, strategy. For communism it was Karl Marx. For democracy it was Thomas Jefferson and his contemporaries. And for secular-progressivism it is George Lakoff, a professor of cognitive science and linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley (the mother ship for S-P academia).

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    Chances are you’ve never heard of Lakoff himself; he is a shadowy guy. Although he’s written several books and occasionally appears in far-left forums, mainly he guides radical left thought from his California perch and decries the horrors of “conservatism.”
    Lakoff’s philosophy is easy enough to understand, and I’ll define it by taking his own words from the book
Don’t Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate:
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    â€¢ “If you work hard; play by the rules; and serve your family, community, and nation, the nation should
provide
[my italics] a decent standard of living…”
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    You undoubtedly recognize this for what it is: standard-issue socialism, according to which the central government owes its compliant citizens economic prosperity. In other words, the government is there to
provide.
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    â€¢ “Bring corporations under stakeholder control, not just stockholder control.”
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    Again, another top ten hit from the socialism playlist: Control free enterprise by having a centralized government dictate what is in the public’s interest and what is not. Fidel Castro loves this Lakoff guy.
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    â€¢ “It is the job of government to promote and, if possible,
provide…
more freedom, a better environment, broader prosperity, better health, greater fulfillment in life…”
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    George Lakoff, the Yoda of the secular-progressives.
    There’s that “provide” word again. I actually agree with this guy about more freedom and a better environment—who doesn’t want those things? But then Lakoff goes off the rails, demanding “greater fulfillment in life.” How nuts is that? Jimmy Carter’s gonna come to my house when my roof leaks? Ronald Reagan owes me a pep talk if I’m depressed? Bill Clinton should act as a therapist for my screwed-up kid? George W. Bush should be clearing the brush from our yards?
    Lakoff really believes this nonsense. His vision is that first and foremost, a central government should make sure we all have fulfilling lives. Talk about a nanny state! No, this is worse, much worse—this is a
Dr. Phil state
!
    Lakoff goes on to avow the following: Businesses should not adversely affect the public good; the United States should have a “values based foreign policy”; every American has a right to “state-of-the-art,” affordable health care, and every child has the right to “high-quality early childhood education.” Hold it. Doesn’t every American deserve a masseuse, too? After all, how can we have fulfilling lives if our backs hurt?
    What Lakoff absolutely wants to do is set up an enormous central government that
provides
(that word again) cradle-to-grave security and entitlements to 300 million people. And who would rule that central government?