me We had a very enlightening discussion today about Palin(read plain)speak, which rests very heavily upon tautology(ie. circular reasoning), and how this is indicative of a conflict between the literate and the oral culture. How then does one point this out and try to aim for more intellectually developed public representatives without being accused of elitism? Getting everybody else to read books and attempt actual reason and understanding of metaphors I suppose. Because whoever's in control of metaphors has the power. Which also relates somewhat to the fact that "realistic" needs to be reexamined as a positive word. Often, it really isn't; its just a shorthand term for folk who don't have a confident grasp of metaphor.

We also learned today the definition of metonomy: using something to stand for something else. Which Plato lambasted poets for doing(rather than something useful), but did himself on multiple occaisons throughout his work. Hypocrisy or paradox? Hmmm.... probably the latter, since hypocrisy has a more deliberate malafaction at work. But anyway.