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...hard to believe that less than two months ago, five Democratic contenders were conducting a civics-book campaign in New Hampshire, rising to the occasion as the voters earnestly debated the fine print in their policy proposals. But then cynicism kicked in as the candidates were forced to adapt to the destructive realities of too many primaries demanding too much money for too many negative ads. Desperate to know the candidates, all that the voters in the 15 March primary states heard was the irritating static of petty politicians sniping at each other with exaggerated charges and counterclaims...
...mainstream churches have tried in various ways to adapt themselves to a secular age. The Roman Catholic Church made its liturgy accessible in the vernacular and turned increasingly from saving souls to saving society. The major Protestant denominations also increasingly emphasized social activism and tried to dilute dogma to accommodate 20th century rationality and diversity. Churches not only permitted the ordination of women -- long overdue -- but are seriously debating the ordination of homosexuals and the sanctioning of homosexual marriages. Fin de siecle...
...factory workers to work and put servicemen and -women in the implementation stage, and now we are just laying them off with no conversion plan. If it were me, I would be organizing a strategy to maintain and develop a high-growth, high-wage base so we can adapt to change instead of being punished...
...course, whenever such sea changes are occurring, there's lots of controversy, sometimes even civil war. But with time, we adapt. Racial prejudice lives on, but few Americans today believe in slavery -- or even segregated drinking fountains. Not every man is comfortable working for a woman, but relatively few believe women should be denied the right to vote -- or even the right to run a small country (Britain comes to mind) or join the Army...
However, Matsuyama expressed hope that Japanese and American politics were slowly integrating and learning to adapt to each other's extreme forms of democracy...