Comments for John Feffer http://www.johnfeffer.com Fri, 17 May 2013 06:14:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on Human Rights in Bulgaria by Representing the Movement - Huffington Post - Bulgarian Online News | Bulgarian Online News http://www.johnfeffer.com/human-rights-in-bulgaria/#comment-8258 Representing the Movement - Huffington Post - Bulgarian Online News | Bulgarian Online News Fri, 17 May 2013 06:14:50 +0000 http://www.johnfeffer.com/?p=1042#comment-8258 [...] MRF has long been led by Ahmed Dogan, the party’s founder. After a bizarre assassination attempt in January, Dogan stepped down. His successor, Lyutvi Mestan, is an MRF stalwart who has led [...] [...] MRF has long been led by Ahmed Dogan, the party’s founder. After a bizarre assassination attempt in January, Dogan stepped down. His successor, Lyutvi Mestan, is an MRF stalwart who has led [...]

]]> Comment on Regretting the Region’s Right Turn by LeRoy Moore http://www.johnfeffer.com/regretting-the-regions-right-turn/#comment-8249 LeRoy Moore Tue, 14 May 2013 13:48:21 +0000 http://www.johnfeffer.com/?p=1384#comment-8249 Joanne and Tom: Thanks for this very informative piece, inspiring as well. LeRoy Joanne and Tom:

Thanks for this very informative piece, inspiring as well.

LeRoy

]]> Comment on Regretting the Region’s Right Turn by mike munk http://www.johnfeffer.com/regretting-the-regions-right-turn/#comment-8247 mike munk Tue, 14 May 2013 08:11:08 +0000 http://www.johnfeffer.com/?p=1384#comment-8247 Socialism or “Castles in the Air”? - from Zoltan Zigedy is available at: http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/ Socialism or “Castles in the Air”?
– from Zoltan Zigedy is available at:
http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/

]]> Comment on Infantalizing North Korea by John http://www.johnfeffer.com/infantalizing-north-korea/#comment-8244 John Sat, 11 May 2013 21:29:04 +0000 http://www.johnfeffer.com/?p=1419#comment-8244 Thanks, Manuel! Yes, the article appeared in the newspaper Hankyroreh. Yes, I agree that metaphors are inevitable as a way of understanding complex phenomena. In some ways, they are like scientific schema. If as you suggest they are not effective, like Ptolemy's understanding of the solar system, they should be abandoned for something more useful... Thanks, Manuel! Yes, the article appeared in the newspaper Hankyroreh. Yes, I agree that metaphors are inevitable as a way of understanding complex phenomena. In some ways, they are like scientific schema. If as you suggest they are not effective, like Ptolemy’s understanding of the solar system, they should be abandoned for something more useful…

]]> Comment on Infantalizing North Korea by Manuel Padilla http://www.johnfeffer.com/infantalizing-north-korea/#comment-8243 Manuel Padilla Sat, 11 May 2013 00:16:20 +0000 http://www.johnfeffer.com/?p=1419#comment-8243 Hey John! This is one of the nicest and only articles applying concepts from cognitive metaphor theory I have seen in a long time. Good work, or whoever 'Hankyoreh' is..writing for the entire Korean race is seems :-) Or are you saying this was an article that appeared in the newspaper of the same name? The only thing I would say is that it is more or less impossible to abandon metaphor, but when our metaphors are not effective we should recast them to shed better light. We should, as the article points out, recognize when our metaphors are only serving our interests through and/or our preconceptions. Metaphors reveal but they also conceal. Hey John!

This is one of the nicest and only articles applying concepts from cognitive metaphor theory I have seen in a long time. Good work, or whoever ‘Hankyoreh’ is..writing for the entire Korean race is seems :-) Or are you saying this was an article that appeared in the newspaper of the same name? The only thing I would say is that it is more or less impossible to abandon metaphor, but when our metaphors are not effective we should recast them to shed better light. We should, as the article points out, recognize when our metaphors are only serving our interests through and/or our preconceptions. Metaphors reveal but they also conceal.

]]> Comment on Regretting the Region’s Right Turn by John http://www.johnfeffer.com/regretting-the-regions-right-turn/#comment-8240 John Thu, 02 May 2013 22:53:13 +0000 http://www.johnfeffer.com/?p=1384#comment-8240 Thanks, Gail! Thanks, Gail!

]]> Comment on Regretting the Region’s Right Turn by Gail Daneker http://www.johnfeffer.com/regretting-the-regions-right-turn/#comment-8239 Gail Daneker Thu, 02 May 2013 20:07:48 +0000 http://www.johnfeffer.com/?p=1384#comment-8239 Great piece! Great piece!

]]> Comment on Serbia’s Truth-O-Meter by John Feffer: Serbia’s Truth-O-Meter | Political Ration http://www.johnfeffer.com/serbias-truth-o-meter/#comment-8207 John Feffer: Serbia’s Truth-O-Meter | Political Ration Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:04:42 +0000 http://www.johnfeffer.com/?p=1371#comment-8207 [...] To read the rest of the interview, click here. [...] [...] To read the rest of the interview, click here. [...]

]]> Comment on Life under Sanctions by John Feffer: Life under Sanctions | Political Ration http://www.johnfeffer.com/life-under-sanctions/#comment-8061 John Feffer: Life under Sanctions | Political Ration Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:44:14 +0000 http://www.johnfeffer.com/?p=1333#comment-8061 [...] To read the rest of the interview, click here. [...] [...] To read the rest of the interview, click here. [...]

]]> Comment on Defending the Underdogs by John Feffer: Defending the Underdogs | Political Ration http://www.johnfeffer.com/defending-the-underdogs/#comment-7965 John Feffer: Defending the Underdogs | Political Ration Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:43:48 +0000 http://www.johnfeffer.com/?p=1297#comment-7965 [...] To read the rest of the interview, click here. [...] [...] To read the rest of the interview, click here. [...]

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