Word: acceptance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...greater magnitude, the massacre was gruesomely reminiscent of the Tiananmen Square riots of 1976. Widespread revulsion over that bloodbath led to the downfall of the infamous Gang of Four, headed by Mao's wife Jiang Qing, and the ascendance to power two years later of Deng. Unable to accept the new world crying out from the streets, Deng appears to have reverted to a hoary Maoist maxim: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." With devastating carnage, Deng proved he could unleash the firepower. But now that his regime is riding the military tiger, can it dismount...
...events at Harvard have brought home this question: to what extent must individuals accept the actions of those with whom they disagree? The challenge and legacy of diversity is a community's commitment to care how to live together...
...does not want to expose Harvard to misinterpretation," O'Brien says. "He is very, very leery of being misunderstood, and is willing to accept all sorts of brickbats about aloofness and coldness in order to avoid that...
...were born in the heat of student protest, when youths spouted visions of changing the world and opening society; now youth are more likely to accept the status quo. But, in a way every student now takes for granted what used to be the highest of goals--women's rights, civil rights and our nation at peace. Even the most traditional of students in the Class of 1989 have made friends with students of different ethnicities, races, religions and sexual preferences...
...what extent, it was asked, did individuals have to accept the actions of those with whom they disagreed? When, for example, did an ill-advised, aggressive pass become offensive? When did angry confrontation become a channel for bigotry? When did a protest intended to "protest hate with love" become repulsive, if ever...