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From: | John F Sowa <sowa@xxxxxxxxxxx> |
Date: | 2013年4月12日 11:39:58 -0400 |
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On 4/12/2013 10:14 AM, jmcclure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > A very well-known meme in the political sphere is that > "tax cuts generate growth" (01) I would call that a slogan, as in "campaign slogan". As Ali noted, the only reason why it keeps getting bandied about is that the Koch Brothers fund hype machines (AKA think tanks) that promote it. (02) That was my point. The word 'meme' has no defining characteristics that distinguish it from 'idea' or from terms that express an idea, such as 'slogan'. (03) John (04) _________________________________________________________________ Message Archives: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/ Config Subscr: http://ontolog.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontolog-forum/ Unsubscribe: mailto:ontolog-forum-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Shared Files: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/ Community Wiki: http://ontolog.cim3.net/wiki/ To join: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid1J (05)
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