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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).
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.
What is most striking about The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller: Worlds to Conquer 1908-1958 (the first of a projected two volumes), though, is that this duality--the push to achieve wed to a penchant for flamboyant failure; the ability to win a passionate following yet alienate the people who could keep him in power--was evident well before he thought about running for public office.
Have you made a political calculation that you can afford to alienate the right wing if that means courting more moderate voters?
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.