If you inform me "that's not an oak tree, it's a cactus," and I am looking at an oak tree in the park, I will think, "this person needs help." The acorns are rights here.
But then when someone else chimes in with "they're right. That's a cactus." Now you start to wonder, "What does this mean? I am pretty sure of wh…
If you inform me "that's not an oak tree, it's a cactus," and I am looking at an oak tree in the park, I will think, "this person needs help." The acorns are rights here.
But then when someone else chimes in with "they're right. That's a cactus." Now you start to wonder, "What does this mean? I am pretty sure of what that is."
Now a third person starts in with "cactus! Cactus! Cactus!" And they all start chanting. Now I begin to wonder if maybe I am the one who needs help.
And then I notice that all of the people who might think it's an oak tree have left the park. The chanting is simply too loud.
Power games at the margin cultivate language. The margin wants to become the new center.
Language at the Margins.
If you inform me "that's not an oak tree, it's a cactus," and I am looking at an oak tree in the park, I will think, "this person needs help." The acorns are rights here.
But then when someone else chimes in with "they're right. That's a cactus." Now you start to wonder, "What does this mean? I am pretty sure of what that is."
Now a third person starts in with "cactus! Cactus! Cactus!" And they all start chanting. Now I begin to wonder if maybe I am the one who needs help.
And then I notice that all of the people who might think it's an oak tree have left the park. The chanting is simply too loud.
Power games at the margin cultivate language. The margin wants to become the new center.