Word: authoritarianism
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...Mississippi Mud," they learn union songs. Even traditional camp activities-sports, crafts, horseback riding-are pursued with a radical ideology in mind. "Swimming cannot be separated from the larger issues of society-the role of youth and the idea of competition," harrumphs Hayden. Chimes in Fonda, recalling the "authoritarian" camps of her youth: "We are interested in perfecting skills, not just in being No. 1." The Hayden/Fonda camp is "the better world," the counselors exhort their charges, because "you are going to make it better...
...should not be authoritarian, but he should possess real authority in his office: What he needs is not only a formalistic, official and institutional, but also a personal, objective and charismatic authority...
...inspector. Ventura has a striking physical presence which he uses well to convey the grave sense of urgency that dominates the picture. His ability to keep his cool contrasts effectively with the surrounding madness. Fernando Rey as the pragmatic Minister of Justice and Max Von Sydow as the fanatically authoritarian Chief Justice also play their roles convincingly...
...putdowns of most of the U.S. Cardinals. John Carberry of St. Louis is "threatened by a world he does not understand." Terence Cooke of New York is "untouched by theology or other theoretical influences." John Krol of Philadelphia and the Vatican's John Wright are both "princely" and "authoritarian." The ideological bias flaws judgment in some instances. It is dubious whether Belgium's Leo Jozef Suenens was the non-Italian "front runner in the early 1970s" or that another liberal, Holland's Bernard Alfrink, will be "one of the most influential" conclave members...
...interview with Rome Bureau Chief Jordan Bonfante, Gianni Agnelli, chairman of Fiat, the giant $13 billion industrial complex, complained that normal parliamentary life is being displaced by agreement at the top between the Christian Democrats and the Communists. In the future, he said, if Italy is to avoid outright authoritarian rule, it may be forced to settle for a vague extraparliamentary modus vivendi, arranged among what he calls the "real social forces," such as the trade unions, industry, the Ministry of the Interior and the police ranks. The risk of such a "deteriorated form of democracy," he said, is that...