Word: bitters
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...life to lose for my country." For many Americans, who through the years thought that a rather wonderful thing to say, it is even harder to believe that today so many young men chant a new anthem: "Hell, no, we won't go!" Indeed, the phenomenon of bitter antiwar protest reflects profound changes in U.S. attitudes toward patriotism-an emotion once proudly shouted from the rooftops but now seldom even discussed. Is patriotism dead? Outdated? Should it still enter the discussion of grave national issues...
...tragedy of the split is that it has placed Crane--the most intelligent and capable member of the Council--into a bitter and futile role of opposition...
Tomorrow's election may give the Council minority the chance they have been awaiting for nearly two years--to loosen the ground under the City Manager's feet. If they succeed, Cambridge may soon see a replay of the bitter days of January...
...frustration is only one explanation for the bitter tone of Wednesday's events. Many of those who sat-in merely happened by the scene and found an immediate outlet for their suppressed anger over the war. In fact, many of those punished had never even considered civil disobedience until they were confronted with an easy opportunity--and hard moral choice--after Wednesday's 11 o'clock class...
PHIL OCHS: PLEASURES OF THE HARBOR (A & M). Ochs's melodic sense is so subservient to his lyrical exhortations that most listeners will feel that he might as well just stand up and talk. There are glimpses of bitter earnestness, such as "The hands that are applauding are slippery with sweat/And saliva is falling from their smiles," but the lyrics are set in a muddy context, ill-enunciated. Nevertheless, Ochs is a talented rebel; his instrumentation is far-out; and his songs defy most conventions, including the three-minute rule: some last nearly nine minutes...