Word: demand
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...repeated Soviet proposals fall on deaf ears in the U.S., Gorbachev's opponents may label his foreign policy reforms an embarrassing failure and demand hardline dealings, says Yuen Foong Khong, an assistant professor of government who researches the psychology of diplomatic decision-making...
...many this new demand for sensitivity is an unwarranted nuisance; it is the battle cry of the hyper-sensitive. The four-decade march towards a reconsideration of our attitudes towards racism and sexism has suddenly stalled. There is a reluctance, even a resistance towards those who want to subject private attitudes, and trivial public expression to the standards of civil rights and feminism...
...1950s when, in the words of jazz great Gil Scott-Heron, the movies were in black and white and so was everything else. The distrust is great. But we are reluctant to acknowledge that the distrust is legitimate. Somewhere along the line we have lost patience with the demand for sensitivity, and, as a result, we have become immune to those who feel injured...
...power dynamic, not as part of a moral conversion. Thus each victory is hollow and only makes the desire for victory the next time greater. In each win, there seems only the confirmation of the worst fears of the accuser. The change is on the surface, but the real demand is for a change of heart...
...with Walesa, whom he interned in 1981 for eleven months, Jaruzelski replied, "Never say never." Invited to participate in a dialogue with the government last August, Walesa refused on the grounds that Warsaw must first legalize Solidarity. Though Jaruzelski's proposal last week did not entirely satisfy Walesa's demand, opposition leaders predicted that the Solidarity leader will agree to join the talks. "If we blow it here, other people will have to deal with the same problem again," said Walesa, who promised a decision soon. "I don't want my son or his generation to live through such things...