“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anais Nin
The ability to frame a situation is considered ‘spin’ by politicians and media pundits. It’s the ability to situate your view on an issue to your advantage.
There’s the ‘Nuclear Reduction Treaty’ which on it’s surface sounds like a pretty good idea. But in the world of ‘spin’ what something is called is not necessarily what’s inside and in a very Orwellian twist, the actual substance of this treaty is to prolong the nuclear standoff between the U.S. and Russia and stockpile more weapons. Reduction?
The ‘frame’ around this treaty sounded pretty darn good though.
This name game happens all the time in politics. The greatest, most well known example is ‘the Patriot Act’. It suggests freedom, liberty and the pursuit of justice. And yet, it’s exactly the opposite of all of that, limiting freedoms, diminishing freedoms and wildly unpatriotic.
Another framing example is the abortion debate. On one side there are the ‘pro-lifers’. Their frame is to show...
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