Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Let's change the story (Frame Shop)

FRAMESHOP:

"On everything from immigration to national security, disaster relief to Social Security, energy to the environment, healthcare to education--Americans have been steered into the wrong story by a political system dominated by Republicans. We are talking about America, but the plot we describe and the characters that we are following are all wrong. And until Progressive Democrats drive the debate into a new story--the real story--America will continue to head down the wrong road. So far, elected Democrats are not leading American to that new story.

What is the wrong story and what is the real story?

Four Big Stories: Robert Reich's Useful Insight
The idea that there are 4 key 'stories' through which all Americans understand politics comes from a piece called 'The Lost Art Of Democratic Narrative' written by Robert Reich, former cabinet member under Bill Clinton. This description from Democracy Arsenal is a good synopsis of Reich's point:"

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