Word: confusionism
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The food was unpalatable. the toilets stank. Bathrooms flooded, and accommodations were cramped. Delegates in wheelchairs found themselves assigned to upper-floor, walk-up meeting rooms. Confusion prevailed over the times and places of workshops. Shuttle buses appeared and vanished erratically. Meanwhile, the ever-present Chinese security agents, in plainclothes...
Nostalgia, on the other hand, is not Roth's strongest suit. Sabbath's memories are frequently weakened by his untransformed self-pity. Furthermore, his return to scenes of childhood has an autobiographical tinge that clouds the distinction between the author and his creation: the shameless, self-destructive rebel who wants...
After cajoling the allies into strengthening NATO's threat of using airpower against the Serbs, Clinton ordered his aides to come up with a new peace initiative. Then he dispatched Lake to Europe to sell the proposal. Two years earlier, Clinton had sent Secretary of State Warren Christopher on a...
One final difficulty for the initiative is the manner in which it is being presented. In May 1993 Warren Christopher traveled to Europe to discuss Bosnia and, instead of forcefully presenting the new American plan, halfheartedly canvassed the Europeans for their views. Neither the Americans nor the allies have forgotten...
He makes his confusion very clear, rolling his eyes at some of the references to the past. His voice just hints at his perplexed state, leaving his would-be lovers convinced their Don Juan has returned. Only he and the audience know better.