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January 27, 2012
Re Iran: Say "Think Outside the Box!"
By Susan Strong
This article suggests that we all should try to crowd source some "out of the box" thinking about the latest Middle East crisis between Iran, Israel, and others, instead of just fatalistically waiting for the worst case scenario to happen. The article includes a few unusual ideas, and calls for getting more "cool it options" on the table too.
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by Susan C. Strong, Executive Director, The Metaphor Project, http://www.metaphorproject.org
Despite some positive recent reports, the struggle with
Here's one that came up recently in The New York Times. How about proposing a nuclear free zone in the
Second, in conjunction with the idea of a nuclear free zone, it might be interesting to raise another completely "out of the box" nuclear idea: dumping nuclear power. After
At the very least, if we progressive advocates make a big noise about thinking outside the box re
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Notes:
(1) Just one more indication of things to come: the Friends Committee on National Legislation recently sent out a warning that Senators Lindsey Graham (SC) and Joe Lieberman (CT) are preparing a bill that would force the U.S. into even greater confrontation with Iran.
(2) An interesting experiment was recently reported in the 1.23.12 issue of Science Daily about improving thinking by making the "out of the box" metaphor physical: < http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120123175800.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher>.
(3) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/opinion/preventing-a-nuclear-iran-peacefully.html?_r=1&ref=iran
Susan C. Strong, Ph.D., is the founder and executive director of the Metaphor Project. She is also the author of our new book, MOVE OUR MESSAGE: HOW TO GET AMERICA'S EAR, available on our website. The mission of the Metaphor Project is helping Democrats, liberals and progressives learn how to mainstream their messages by framing them as part of the best American story.