Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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ABOUT this time a year ago, when it looked like Lloyd Bentsen would be the next vice president, other representatives started calling him Senator Leland. He laughed when they did, knowing he would have to defeat two dozen other contenders for the vacant Senate seat. Yet, he stood an excellent chance, and his colleagues knew...
Following its humiliating defeat in last month's upper-house elections, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party groped for ways to restore its scandal-ridden reputation. Last week the majority of the party threw its support behind a single candidate for Prime Minister, Toshiki Kaifu, 58, but it is doubtful whether his selection has done much to restore the party's honor...
...vote gave the combined forces of Japan's opposition parties control of one of the houses in the Diet for the first time. Although the L.D.P. maintains control of the more powerful lower house, and therefore of the government, the defeat threw into question the party's continued dominance. Prime Minister Sousuke Uno promptly resigned his post after only two months, saying, "The entire responsibility for the defeat lies with...
...loyalty and a determination not to relinquish power. In a seeming capitulation to the young, however, the party agreed at week's end to leave the selection of a new leader to a party vote, rather than the back-room politicking that gave rise to leaders like Uno. "Our defeat was caused by the public's distrust of us," said party elder Takami Eto. "We must now rebuild that trust by operating more in the open...
...likely to plunge Japan into a long period of uncertainty as the country wrestles with political instability for the first time in decades. At the very least, the Liberal Democrats cannot hope to regain their majority in the upper house for at least six years. Some analysts believe the defeat may even prove salutary. Says an American official: "The voters were sending a specific message: Clean up your act, not We're through with...