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Property wrongs
Janeane Garafalo recently said at a panel discussion on media & politics that progressives need to stop using the terminology of the right when talking about a variety of issues, i.e., the "death tax" vs. the estate tax. This is another example--"property rights." These initiatives would be better called "community destroying" initiatives or something more along those lines. The right hijacks the language and by that means, the way we think about these important issues. Let's stop doing that!On Property-rights initiatives threaten environmental protections in four Western states posted 3 years ago 3 Responses