Politician technique

Redefinition is one of normal practices for politicians when they want to deny something. Uncertainty and skepticism always go together. Politicians can create uncertainty easily because of incomplete reveal of information. When there is an uncertainty, skepticism can be applied. When there is a doubt, clarification and redefinition can be performed. Redefinition helps to distort the understanding of the public such that to rationalize the politicians' actions and mistakes.

On the other hand, redefinition is also one of normal practice for negotiators when they want to provide an alternative (peaceful) understanding on certain situations (dilemma). Conflict is aroused because of difference between parties' understanding and stubbornness. Uncertainty introduces doubts, which change our mind, which moves us to take new actions.

Idea behind Choice

After reading a news about the rich wife, Ms Yeo Peck Leng in Hong Kong trying to establish a new school for her children, I am shocked by her choice of teaching materials. She picked simplified Chinese because she want to align the choice of institutions around the world. They picked simplified Chinese and Putonghua only because it is official language of mainland China which has fast-growing economic power and it is also an official language of United Nations. They treat language as a tool only. They would not care about the linguistic defects and separation of cultural identity.




The rich wife should prefer the children to learn traditional Chinese in order to understand the original Chinese culture, beauty of Chinese characters, the formation of Chinese characters, and to develop cultural identity. It is because Cantonese is one of mother languages in her family.




If she can state the idea of utilitarianism, she just makes not a very bad choice. In fact, unfortunately, she just follows without proper thinking.