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Originally Posted by CraigD
The problem of Somalian piracy will not be solved, IMHO, by reframing them as “thugs and common criminals” rather than “pirates”, but by changing socioeconomic conditions in Somalia so that Somalis can make a decent living in pursuits other than actually being pirates or supporting or tolerating pirates. The problem is, in my and the opinions of every reasonable person I’ve heard, due to conditions that prevent Somalis from making their livings legitimately.
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I agree, however, in a form of government wherein the citizen is sovereign one must have a citizenry that comprehends the facts. What we have learned is that the facts are often distorted by the framing of the issue. I suspect that the definition of these terms is not what leads to the comprehension that we seek in the general population. Citizens without Critical Thinking skills are easily manipulated by framing and are seldom moved by undistorted facts.
The problem is that few people understand the nature of frames and the force these frames have. When people do not comprehend they are unable to look behind the curtain. Another big problem is how to frame the issue to fit your value system.
Another good example of the power of good framing was the success of the conservatives in reframing the inheritance tax into a death tax.
People embedded within an ideology have a point of view that to them is universally true and is natural. They do not comprehend that they are using a linguistic frame. Take the pro-life church going individual. To that person the killing of a baby is not a frame but is reality. Likewise the pro-choice individual considers that the only rational way to look at the matter is from the choice view point. Ideologies are powerful because most of the individuals have the truth and the truth is whatever the truth of the ideology is.
