Word: countrymen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...them. He remains at heart a social revolutionary, a leader almost wistfully in search of what he calls "the internal revolution" in the nation's character. Over a frugal lunch of chicken and vegetables with Imelda and members of his Cabinet, Marcos explained what he wants of his countrymen. "I would like to return the Filipino to what he was before he was altered and modified by the softness of Western and other ways. I would like to see a change of heart and a change of mind. I would like to see a concern for his fellow...
...sinning. "Every American in each generation, it appears," writes Henry Fairlie, "must regard himself as responsible for all that his society has done, does, and will do." While no Englishman feels any personal responsibility for the slave trading practiced by his ancestors, Anti-American Americans demand that their fellow countrymen feel guilty permanently about slavery and other transgressions of the past. Anti-Americans prefer role playing with inflated symbols -"Violence is as American as cherry pie"-to the rigors of logical thought. This sort of emotional indulgence, writes Fairlie, "returns no answer from the historical experience of the country itself...
...instead, Frenchmen die at the hands of their countrymen. The judges appointed to the special section are ambitious, amoral and untroubled by legal niceties. Dissidents are rounded up and tried according to a new law that makes it simple to expunge alleged enemies of the state. That law is also retroactive. A man who received a light sentence for pasting up a radical poster just weeks before finds himself in the dock again, this time condemned to death...
Fearing anarchy, Portuguese settlers in the former colony have left homes, farms and businesses, built up over decades. Destitute in Portugal, many face the hostility of their countrymen, the apprehension of their government and the fear of left-wing political parties. Although unorganized, the refugees are believed to be potential supporters of a right-wing coup. Portuguese newspapers last week warned that rightist forces were preparing a coup on Angola independence day to oust moderate Premier José Pinheiro de Azevedo. Such tales, no matter how fanciful, have reinforced Portuguese mistrust and dislike of the newcomers...
...tour of the U.S. had been a source of historical satisfaction to many Japanese, but last week, after he had returned home to Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito delivered an astonishing opinion that outraged many of his countrymen. During an unprecedented open press conference, Hirohito was asked his opinion of the U.S. use of atomic bombs in 1945. The Emperor paused, then replied: "I feel sorry for the citizens of Hiroshima, but the bombing could not be helped, as the war at that time was going on." That extraordinary remark understandably touched sensitive nerves throughout Japan. Said one official of the Japan...