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Gore's problem, therefore, is not that he is a "beta" (vice presidents--even Lyndon Johnson--must be) or that he is reserved (so was Lincoln), but that hiring a Dick Morris hanger-on like Naomi Wolf and trying to hide it shows a "stunning lapse in intelligence," a daft inability to perceive what will mobilize and what will alienate the voters.
An article in the new Fast Company , for instance, suggests that Toyota's management was hesitant to Web-ify the company precisely because it was afraid that would lead to direct sales, which would alienate dealers (and break the law).
We don't work closely together but, then again, I wouldn't want to hurt or alienate the only person in my office whom I really like.
If the chief use of language is to communicate, it might come as a surprise to note a few of the times when language is used specially to confuse and alienate.
Her songs of rage, like "You Oughta Know" (composed with an experienced collaborator), draw on the styles and attitudes of folkie Joni Mitchell and experimentalist Yoko Ono . Morrissette rations the rough edges to create music that will energize but not alienate her young, primarily female audience.