Word: condemnable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...deaths of thousands of Palestinians at the hands of the Jordanians in a three-day period in 1970 was hardly documented in the same American newspapers that now condemn the deaths of dozens. But the guerilla war in Jordan must have formed a large part of Palestinian political consciousness, bitterness and, yes, "hatred...
...Wellesley Asian Student Association of being "just another retreat from normal, integrated activity." It is an individual's choice to determine with whom and through what means he or she meets and socializes with other, especially those with whom he or she might form intimate relationships. To condemn social gatherings where most individuals are of one group is to demand that all dancing pairs be interracial. The Wellesley event is not an example of discriminatory practice; it is open to all interested persons of the various colleges, and many non-Asians chose not to attend, just as many Asians...
...first thing that Broder and the other high-brow members of the Washington elite overlook when they condemn talk radio is the fact that there really are many informative programs out there. Just last week, Yale professor Paul Kennedy could be heard pushing his book, The Rise and Fall of Great Powers, on three different talk-radio programs...
...Court's decision does not squash affirmative action. It merely questions the lengths to which affirmative action can be taken before reverse discrimination results. In the decision, the court attempts to rectify what it sees as an unconstitutional law, not to condemn or reject affirmative action as a remedy for past discrimination...
...both his life and his death, Bundy demonstrated the fragility of our society and our self-image. As Bundy told The New York Times in 1986, "if anyone considers me a monster that's just something they'll have to confront in themselves. For people to want to condemn someone, to dehumanize someone like me is a very popular and effective and understandable way of dealing with a fear and a threat that is incomprehensible...