Word: activistic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though Perot's presence cost Clinton a popular-vote majority, the geographic sweep of the Governor's victory was impressive. But the electorate is hardly starry-eyed about the President-elect or united on just how activist the next Administration should be. Asked on Election Day whether a Clinton victory would make them feel excited, optimistic, concerned or scared, 42% responded positively, while 54% expressed apprehension. And more voters still preferred a Federal Government that spends less of their tax money to one that seeks to provide more services. Countering those attitudes, as well as grappling with the economic problems...
...wrongly, he departs from many black advocacy groups -- issues such as capital punishment and welfare reform -- he's actually closer to black public opinion than they are. "Blacks can't forget that like it or not, they are part of this country too," observes Derrick Bell, the black activist and legal scholar. "At some point, we have to hope for the best with regard to racial issues but recognize that we sink or swim with this society...
Once again, the mainspring that turns the cycle is generational. "It is only once in a generation that a people can be lifted above material things," President Woodrow Wilson explained to his youthful Assistant Secretary of the Navy. That young man was Franklin Roosevelt, and his activist presidency was the formative experience for the generation that came to fruition with Kennedy. Now the torch is being passed to the generation that was touched and inspired by Kennedy. Indeed, the most memorable moment in the convention video about the man from Hope was the scene of the eager student being inspired...
Burton Pines, a conservative activist, believes the Republican Party may be sunk if Clinton steers a moderate course and backs free-market solutions to education, welfare reform, health care and job training. "Clinton has the chance," says Pines, "of becoming the Democrats' Eisenhower, the man who ran against the New Deal but then confirmed it. If Clinton moves to the right, he has a chance to create a majority party...
This collection is distinguished by a bold refusal to stay put ideologically; the writers speak to, and frequently against, one another. For example, Deidre Bailey, a student activist at Spelman College, praises KRS-One and Public Enemy as heirs to Malcolm X's legacy, calling them "two strong rap artists who...educate young people about Black history...