"Instead, a war metaphor was chosen: the "War on Terror." Literal --not metaphorical -- wars are conducted against armies of other nations. They end when the armies are defeated militarily and a peace treaty is signed. Terror is an emotional state. It is in us. It is not an army. And you can't defeat it militarily and you can't sign a peace treaty with it."I also think that Lakoff does a tremendous job of getting to the root of a major problem that post-modern America is facing, language.
The Blog | George Lakoff: Five Years After 9/11: Drop the War Metaphor | The Huffington Post
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