Word: cult
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...prospect of a "German" solution* for the Koreas: There is a fundamental difference between North Korea and the German Democratic Republic [East Germany]. There may be a cult of personality in other Communist countries, but Kim II Sung is idolized as a demigod...
That bit of bloodthirsty anti-American child's play, titled Hunting Yankees, is standard fare in North Korea these days, part of the indoctrination into the cult of Great Leader Kim II Sung. The special children's film, and others like it, is shown at nursery schools throughout the country and sometimes exported to Communist audiences abroad...
...growing mood of antimilitarism-and a cult of détente...
...West Germany, perhaps more than anywhere else, a veritable cult of détente has led at times to an almost obsequious public attitude toward Moscow. "Many people in this country do not want to upset the Russians. There is definitely a pacifist mood," says Christian Democrat Deputy Manfred Worner. Admits a West German manufacturer in Munich: "If it were a choice between giving the Russians more influence here and even a limited war, we would opt for the Russians." A youth group affiliated with the Free Democratic Party last week opposed the deployment of U.S. cruise missiles, claiming that...
...most often requested subject is Sigmund Freud. "He outsells Jesus," says Bettmann. He makes the remark with some distaste, since he holds psychology responsible for what he considers the deplorable contemporary cult of personality. "Photography today is all closeups," he notes. "All surfaces. Look at Mathew Brady's work. It had a lovely murkiness, style, flavor. He captured souls...