Word: confusionism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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The second blue at 10:04 o'clock, however, upset the program at the civilian houses as lights went on for several minutes before the wardens clamped down and shut them off. Confusion also came when the street lights went on before schedule, leading many to believe that the blackout...
The men pushed and got entangled in their hurry to get out. Despite the apparent confusion, they jumped with great speed: one man every 75 feet, all out within 25 seconds. As they went over, they shouted what sounded like gibberish to Capa. Perhaps it was the paratroops' jumping...
"If we walk, or, if need be, march together in harmony and in accordance with the moral and political conceptions to which English-speaking peoples have given birth . . . all will be well. If they fall apart and wander astray from the lines of their destiny, there is no end or...
> "Some confusion" exists among schoolmasters, because some government bodies propose that "every school should be a military camp" and dispense with all nonessential education; others stress high standards of general academic work.
To the long conflict between Franklin Roosevelt and the U.S. press, the President added a new chapter last week. This time he accused the press of impeding the war effort and of encouraging the current confusion and bad temper among agencies and high officials of his own administration.