*It is important to agree on terms when conversing. This from the Free Dictionary:* *em·power·ment** n.* *Usage Note: *Although it is a contemporary buzzword, the word *empower* is not new, having arisen in the mid-17th century with thelegalistic meaning "to invest with authority, authorize." Shortly thereafter it began to be used with an infinitive in a more general waymeaning "to enable or permit." Both of these uses survive today but have been overpowered by the word's use in politics and poppsychology. Its modern use originated in the civil rights movement, which sought political *empowerment* for its followers. The wordwas then taken up by the women's movement, and its appeal has not flagged. Since people of all political persuasions have a need fora word that makes their constituents feel that they are or are about to become more in control of their destinies, *empower* has been adopted by conservatives as well as social reformers. It has even migrated out of the political arena into other fields. · The UsagePanel has some misgivings about this recent broadening of usage. For the Panelists, the acceptability of the verb *empower* depends on the context. Eighty percent approve of the example *We want to empower ordinary citizens.* But in contexts that are not political the Panel is markedly less enthusiastic. The sentence *Hunger and greed and then sexual zeal are felt by some to be stages of experiencethat empower the individual* garners approval from only 33 percent of the Panelists. The Panel may frown on this kind of psychological empowering because it resonates of the self-help movement, which is notorious for trendy coinages.
I've never been interested in talking politics, and although I've had occasion to work with some, never really affiliated with any party. I will leave any tendency to interpret what I say as an affiliation with a political party up to you. I really don't have one. I will be excited to see Dave Bing next week when he comes to my place of employment. for a photo shoot, the Democrat who restored integrity to the office of Mayor of Detroit. He took a lot of heat and it took guts to devout the years of his life that he did to turning the city around like a freighter on the river. Like skin color, religion or citizenship, I don't don't hold many preconceived notions to a persons political persuasion when relating to them, so really can't speak to your comment about republicans and democrats. Nice to know pedophiles are prosecuted somewhere. Congratulations! A system working! On Sunday, November 2, 2014 1:28:13 PM UTC-5, Gabby wrote: > > The big picture, that you draw, is very much a U.S. American Republican's > view. I know quite a number of people whose aggressivenes gets triggerd by > this deliberate choice of imagery. (I'm sure the relief barking will set in > later) > Let's see if we can find a common ground for the word "empowerment". The > root is English, that's correct, but the modern popularity and usage goes > back to the American Julian Rappaport: In praise of paradox. A social > policy of empowerment over prevention, in: American Journal of Community > Psychology, 9/1981, 1-25 (13), saying: „Having rights but no resources and > no services available is a cruel joke.“ I think we can all agree if we > don't take a closer look at our rights, but assume we have them. > As for moving, if you cannot protect innocent children - this would still > be a taboo in our German context, even if we wanted to do the same. We have > left innocent Jews to the apparatus, we have no excuse left. It is the > alledged pedophiles who have to be protected in our communities, or they > have to move elsewhere, no laws and law enforcement could do something > about that. > But you know what, I believe your call for a kid's survival training is > more of an anti-Democrat, Republican demagogy than a real call! :) Am I > right? > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
